Civil Liability Issues in Corrections

by Darrell L. Ross

Annually, prisoners file more than 25,000 lawsuits against correctional personnel over a wide range of confinement issues. This book has been designed to keep personnel and students abreast of such litigation by addressing the varying topics, legal principles, and standards that have been developed by the United States Supreme Court. It provides an analysis of the civil liability issues that surface from confining detainees in jails and prisoners...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159460083X
• ISBN13: 9781594600838
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.