Ross, Darrell L. <br/><br/>
Civil liability issues in corrections 
By Darrell L. Ross. 
 - Durham, NC  Carolina Academic Press  c2005. 
 - xv, 297p.  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Overview of the trends and impact of prisoner litigation -- American law and the court system -- The evolution and restrictions of prisoner rights -- Civil liability and the mechanics of Section 1983 actions -- Deliberate indifference and medical care -- Civil liability and the use of force -- Civil liability for claims of failure to protect and for prison/jail conditions -- Liability and wrongful custodial deaths -- Liability issues surrounding searches and segregation -- Correctional supervisory liability -- Civil liability and the impact on corrections. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>159460083X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005002079 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Correctional personnel--Malpractice--United States.<br/>Torts--United States.<br/>Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF9730  / .R67 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.730356  / R8231c