The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell
By: Lynn S. Branham, distinguished visiting scholar, Saint Louis University School of Law
Edition: Tenth edition.
Series: Nutshell series; Nutshell series
Publisher: West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9781683283348
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure); Prisoners; Legal status, laws; Correctional law
Other titles: Sentencing and corrections in a nutshell; Law and policy of sentencing and corrections
Description: "This book explores a range of sentencing-related topics, including the principal purposes of criminal sentences, restorative justice, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, rights during sentencing proceedings, sentencing factors, different ways to structure sentencing systems, community-based sentencing options, the death penalty, Eighth Amendment constraints on sentences in noncapital cases, parole release, probation and parole revocation, and enmeshed penalties (often called the 'collateral consequences' of a conviction). The latter half of the book contains a helpful and illuminating overview of the constitutional rights of prisoners, the mechanics of litigating incarcerated persons' Section 1983 suits, and the remedies available to them"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to sentencing; title: Guilty pleas and plea bargaining; title: The sentencing process; title: Sentencing statutes and guidelines; title: Community-based sanctions; title: The death penalty; title: Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases; title: Parole release and probation and parole revocation; title: Enmeshed penalties ("collateral consequences"); title: Prisoners' rights : an introduction; title: First amendment rights; title: Right of access to the courts; title: Prison disciplinary proceedings; title: Transfers, classification, and procedural due process; title: The privilege against self-incrimination, discrimination, and prison programs; title: Searches, seizures, and privacy rights; title: Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations; title: Cruel and unusual punishment; title: The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section 1983 suits; title: Remedies.