Learning Objectives
- Explain the relevance Packer’s (1997) two models of criminal justice have for prisoners’ rights
- Identify the different legal periods in terms of prisoners’ rights
- Identify issues and cases involving the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments
- Analyze the pros and cons of civil commitment for sex offenders
- Explain how and why prisoners’ petitions have been curtailed
- Explain the rights of probationers and parolees during the revocation process