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Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell by Lynn Branham
Contents:
Introduction to sentencing -- Guilty pleas and plea bargaining -- The sentencing process -- Sentencing statutes and guidelines -- Community-based sanctions -- The death penalty -- Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases -- Parole release and probation and parole revocation -- Enmeshed penalties ("collateral consequences") -- Prisoners' rights: an introduction -- First amendment rights -- Right of access to the courts -- Prison disciplinary proceedings -- Transfers, classification, and procedural due process -- The privilege against self-incrimination, discrimination, and prison programs -- Searches, seizures, and privacy rights -- Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section 1983 suits -- Remedies.
Publication Date: 2017
Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell by
Contents:
Introduction to sentencing -- Guilty pleas and plea bargaining -- The sentencing process -- Sentencing statutes and guidelines -- Community-based sanctions -- The death penalty -- Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases -- Parole release and probation and parole revocation -- Enmeshed penalties ("collateral consequences") -- Prisoners' rights: an introduction -- First amendment rights -- Right of access to the courts -- Prison disciplinary proceedings -- Transfers, classification, and procedural due process -- The privilege against self-incrimination, discrimination, and prison programs -- Searches, seizures, and privacy rights -- Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section 1983 suits -- Remedies.
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