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JAIL MANAGEMENT - A COURSE FOR JAIL ADMINISTRATORS INDEPENDENT STUDY, BOOK 5 - LEGAL PROBLEMS

NCJ Number
14842
Author(s)
A H BLUMER
Date Published
1973
Length
51 pages
Annotation
CHAPTER DESIGNED TO INFORM JAIL ADMINISTRATORS OF THEIR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEIR PRISONERS.
Abstract
COURT RULINGS IN PRISONERS' RIGHTS CASES ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE LEGAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION.