TY  - BOOK
AU  - Branham,Lynn S.
TI  - The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell
T2  - West nutshell series
SN  - 9780314286666 (pbk.)
AV  - KF9728 .B733 2013
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - West
KW  - Correctional law
KW  - United States
KW  - Sentences (Criminal procedure)
KW  - Prisoners
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
N1  - Includes index; 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
ER  -