NCJ Number
65252
Date Published
1977
Length
107 pages
Annotation
ALL FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS AND MAJOR STATE COURT DECISIONS BEARING UPON CORRECTIONAL LAW ARE REPORTED FOR 1976.
Abstract
CASES AND THE DECIDING COURTS ARE LISTED UNDER THE GENERAL TOPICS WITH WHICH THEY DEAL, AND A BRIEF STATEMENT IS GIVEN DESCRIBING THE COURT DECISION. DECISIONS ARE NOT OMITTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN OVERRULED BY SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS. THE DIGEST IS INTENDED FOR USE BY RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN SHAPING FUTURE CORRECTIONS DIRECTIONS AND PRACTICES. OTHER PUBLICATIONS CONSIDERED USEFUL IN TRACING CORRECTIONAL LAW DEVELOPMENTS ARE LISTED. AN INDEX OF SPECIFIC TOPICS REFERS THE READER TO THE GENERAL TOPICS UNDER WHICH THE CASES ON INDEXED TOPICS ARE TO FOUND. (RCB)