Exam 18: Legal Issues in Corrections

Which of the following has been called "the most important legal principle in the world"?

In the year that the PLRA and AEDPA were passed, there were ______ prisoner petitions.

The rule of law involves the notion that _____ are subject to the law.

The double standard with regard to cross-gender searches is justified on which of the following assumptions?

The primary intention of the PLRA was to free prisons and jails from federal court supervision, as well as to limit prisoners' access to the federal courts. Both intentions have largely succeeded.

Discuss the civil commitment of sex offenders by the ruling in Kansas v. Hendricks, including the various criticisms of this decision.

In which of the following cases did the Court of Appeals widen habeas corpus hearings to include conditions of confinement

_____ is owed to all persons whenever they are threatened with the loss of life, liberty, or property at the hands of the state.

Discuss the rule of law, its originator, and explain its three irreducible elements.

Federal courts in the 20^th century began to apply the rights in the Bill of Rights to state actions in a process known as

Discuss a progression away from the hands off doctrine and the establishment of prisoner key rights. Be sure to include relevant cases.

Explain the basis and impact of the hands off doctrine. Include examples of the courts response to challenges.

Which amendments to the Constitution are discussed when addressing the rights of inmates?

The major issues in prisoner litigation has been

The philosophical justification for civil-death statutes came from the text of the _____ Amendment.

The right to privacy is a paramount concern of the _____ Amendment

List the five due process rights guaranteed to inmates.

What were civil death statutes?

The right to privacy is a paramount concern of the Fourth Amendment

In 2008, there was an estimated _____ in every 100 adults in jails or prisons in the United States.