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Chapter 14
Legal Issues in Corrections
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 4
04/02/2017

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3 elements of Reichel's rule of law
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1. a nation must recognize the supremacy of certain fundamental values & principles
2. these values & principles must be committed to writing
3. a system of procedures to hold the government to these principles & values must be in place
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rule of law
Definition
the principle that laws, not people, govern & that no one is above the law
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hands-off doctrine
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an early American court-articulated belief that the judiciary should not interfere with the management & administration of prisons
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civil death statutes
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statutes in former times mandating that convicted felons lose all citizenship rights
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habeas corpus
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Latin term meaning "you have the body"; it is a court order requiring that an arrested person be brought before it to determine the legality of detention
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Bill of Rights
Definition
the first 10 amendments in the US Constitution
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section 1983 suits
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a mechanism for state prison inmates to sue state officials in federal court regarding their confinement & their conditions of confinement
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civil rights claim
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a "section 1983" claim that a person has been deprived of some legally granted right
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deference period
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the period of time when there was a partial return to the hands-off approach & refers to the courts' willingness to defer to the expertise & needs of the authorities
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First Amendment
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guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, & assembly
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Fourth Amendment
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guarantees the right to be free from unreasonable searches & seizures
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Eighth Amendment
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constitutional amendment that forbids cruel & unusual punishment
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Fourteenth Amendment
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contains the due process clause, which declares that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
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6 rights of a parole revocation defendant
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1. written notice of the claimed violations of parole
2. disclosure to the parolee of evidence against him
3. opportunity to be heard in person & to present witnesses & documentary evidence
4. the right to confront & cross-examine adverse witnesses
5. a "neutral & detached" hearing body such as a traditional parole board, members of which need not be judicial officers or lawyers
6. a written statement by the fact finders as to the evidence relied on & reasons for revoking parole
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liberty interest
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refers to an interest in freedom from governmental deprivation of liberty without due process
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