Correctional law for the correctional officer
By: William C. Collins.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: American Correctional Association; Brand: Amer Correctional Assn; Amer Correctional Assn
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781569913215
Subjects: Correctional law -- United States; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Correctional personnel -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A short history of the courts and corrections; title: Types of lawsuits inmates file; title: Access to the courts; title: Inmate rights versus institutional interests: the balancing test; title: The First Amendment: religion, mail, publications, visiting, and expression; title: The Fourth Amendment: searches and seizures; title: The Eighth Amendment: cruel and unusual punishment; title: Suicide; title: Use of force; title: The Fourteenth Amendment: due process and equal protection; title: The correctional employee and litigation: how a lawsuit works; title: Officers' rights; title: The Americans With Disabilities Act.