Branham, Lynn S.,  1955- <br/><br/>
The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell / 
by Lynn S. Branham, Visiting Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law. 
 - Ninth edition. 
 - St. Paul, MN :  West,  [2013] 
 - xxvi, 525 pages :  illustrations ;  19 cm. 
 - West nutshell series .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>part 1. The law and policy of sentencing -- 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 and collateral consequences -- part 2. The law and policy of corrections -- Prisoners' rights : an introduction -- First amendment rights -- Right of access to the courts -- Prison disciplinary proceedings -- Transfers, classification, and prison programming -- Searches, seizures, and privacy rights -- Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- part 3. Prisoners' rights litigation -- The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section [section symbol] 1983 suits -- Remedies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780314286666 (pbk.) 0314286667 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013371079 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Correctional law--United States.<br/>Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.<br/>Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF9728  / .B733 2013