Briefs of Leading Cases in Corrections, Fifth Edition

The briefs in this edition provide accurate and concise coverage of topics of vital importance to criminal justice personnel - prison law, probation, parole, the death penalty, juvenile justice, and sentencing. Each chapter contains an introduction to the topic area, making the book more user-friendly and a better source of succinct legal information than before.

• Briefs of cases that include capsule, facts, issue, holding, reason and case significance.