Prisoners' Rights The Supreme Court and Evolving Standards of Decency
Westport CT: Praeger, 2000.
Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Item #10575
ISBN: 0313314756
Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "Though much has been written about prisons, penal philosophy, and the impact of prison reform litigation on state budges and prison management, few authors have attempted to examine the doctrinal development of prisoners' rights from a historical and political perspective. A historical view allows the reader to trace the evolution of prisoners' rights in the federal courts. This approach promotes our understanding of how the constitutional rights of prisoners have been influenced by public attitudes toward crime and punishment, interest group advocacy, case-by-case decision making, and the changing political composition of the Supreme Court. More than any other variable, the policy preferences of the nine individuals sitting on the Court have shaped the development of prisoners' rights." - Introduction. Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1. Federal courts, politics, and prisoners' rights; 2. Law, politics, and strategy in Supreme Court decision making; 3. Early court decisions and prisoners' rights; 4. The Warren Court and prisoners' rights, 1953-1969; 5. The Burger court and prisoners' rights, 1969-1986; 6. The Rehnquist court and prisoners' rights, 1986-present; 7. Prisoners' rights, the Supreme Court, and evolving standards of decency; Bibliography; Table of Cases; Index.; Ex-Library; Vol. 96; 240 pages.
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