Legal Aspects of Corrections Management

This updated third edition of Legal Aspects of Corrections Management provides a current, informative, and reader-friendly discussion of the contemporary legal issues impacting corrections management.\n\nThrough the use of case law, this text provides readers with a practical understanding of 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, such as probation and parole. The authors' combined corrections experience included such positions as General Counsel, Regional Counsel, and Correctional Program Officer, as well as working within corrections facilities. Their work involved advising corrections staff and management on the legal issues associated with policies and procedures. The authors also have extensive teaching experience in corrections law, the criminal justice system, and criminology.Legal Aspects of Corrections Management 3rd Edition by Clair A. Cripe and Publisher Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 9781284094992, 1284094995. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9781449639402, 1449639402.