The legal rights of the convicted / Barbara Belbot and Craig Hemmens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belbot, Barbara, author.

Hemmens, Craig (Craig Thomas), 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Legal Rights of the Convicted makes a unique scholarly contribution to an important and emerging field. It is a comprehensive examination of the legal rights of convicted offenders. Belbot and Hemmens do more than simply discuss court cases and legal doctrines. They provide both the historical and political context in which the decisions were rendered. The text is especially good at ""helping students appreciate the prison environment and how the legal issues that prisoners raise are impacted by that unique setting. The text introduces students to the place where law intersects with correc

Contents:

Introduction

Sentencing

First Amendments rights of access to the courts and free expression

First Amendment rights : freedoms of religion and association

Fourth Amendment rights

Use of force

Due process rights : prisoner discipline and classification

Eighth Amendment

Jails and prisoner litigation and reform

Probation and parole

Civil liability.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-572-X

OCLC:

773565186