Legal Aspects of Corrections Management

Legal Aspects of Corrections Management continues to provide a comprehensive and engaging presentation of contemporary legal issues impacting corrections management in a thoroughly updated fourth edition. Written for students who do not have a law background, the author uses case law to explain how the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments relate to the day-to-day issues of running a prison, jail, and other corrections programs, including probation and parole. Topics covered in the extensively updated Fourth Edition include inmate access to the courts, correspondence, visitors, and religion; search, seizure, and privacy; inmate discipline, classification, and transfers; personal injuries and property loss; equal protection for female offenders; conditions of confinement; health care, and more timely discussions. With Legal Aspects of Corrections Management, Fourth Edition students will learn how laws and court decisions drive the creation of correctional policies in America’s jails and prisons and understand the legal processes, precedents, and potential issues they can expect to experience managing a correctional facility. Each new print copy includes Navigate eBook Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive e-book. Read more