The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell / / by Lynn S. Branham
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| Autore: |
Branham Lynn S. <1955->
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| Titolo: |
The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell / / by Lynn S. Branham
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| Pubblicazione: | Saint Paul, Minnesota : , : West, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Edizione: | Ninth edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 344.73035 |
| Soggetto topico: | Correctional law - United States |
| Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States | |
| Prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc - United States | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell |
| ISBN: | 1-62810-635-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910136684003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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