Cases and materials on the law of corrections and prisoners' rights / by Sheldon Krantz.

CONTENTS

PART ONE : INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: An overview of the correctional process
Chapter 2: The role of law in corrections

PART TWO: THE SENTENCING PROCESS
Chapter 3: The sentencing process i general
Chapter 4; Objectives of the sentencing process
Chapter 5: Disparity and individualized justice in the sentencing process
Chapter 6: The plea bargaining process and its impact on sentencing
Chapter 7: Procedural protectionism the sentencing process

PART THREE: LOSS OF RIGHTS: THE STATUSOF PRETRAIL DETAINEES AND CONVICTDED OFFENDERS
Chapter 8: Status of pretrial detainees and convicted offenders

PART FOUR: INCARCERATION: THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES
Chapter 9: The organization of correctional systems
Chapter 10: Delegation of authority to correction agencies for care and custody of prisoners

PART FIVE: PRISONERS' RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY
Chapter 11: General theories of prisoners' rights
Chapter 12: Substantive rights of prisoners
Chapter 13: Procedural rights of prisoners

PART SIX: PRISONERS' REMEDIES
Chapter 14: Access to courts
Chapter 15: Requisites for successful judicial actions by prisoners on prison conditions or treatment
Chapter 16: Potential range of judicial remedies available to prisoners
Chapter 17: The inherent deficiencies in the existing judicial remedies and needs for the future

PART SEVEN: CORRECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY IN LIUE OF , AS PART OF, OR AFTER INCARCERATION
Chapter 18: Pretrial diversion, probation , parole, and community -based corrections programs during incarceration

PART EIGHT: RESTORATIONS OF RIGHTS OF OFFENDERS
Chapter 19: Problems confronting the released offenders
Chapter 20: Rights upon release

Includes bibliographical references and index.