Constitutional Rights of Prisoners - Softcover

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Shaun M. Gann is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Boise State University. He earned his PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. He has also worked as a Parole Officer for the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections, where he gained extensive experience in the day-to-day operations of the correctional system. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate-level courses in corrections, including Contemporary Issues in Corrections, Correctional Law, and Correctional Counseling. His research interests include correctional programming and policy; juvenile court decision-making; race and delinquency; and the effects of court decisions on criminal justice policy. He is the coauthor of Correctional Assessment, Casework, and Counseling. He has published research in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, Journal of Developmental and Life Course Criminology, Journal of Crime and Justice, Journal of Juvenile Justice, and Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

John W. Palmer served as a Professor of Law at Capital University Law School for close to 30 years. He earned his JD from University of Michigan Law School in 1962 and continued his education in legal advocacy and languages across his career. In addition to practicing law, Palmer held teaching positions at Concordia International University in Estonia, University of Warsaw, Central European University, International University of Germany, American University in Armenia, and Ohio Dominican University. He was a three-time Fulbright Scholar, at the University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1962-1963; the University of Warsaw, Poland, 2003-2004; and Estonia, 2004. He has been a frequent speaker on Criminal Justice, International Law, and Labor Law in South America and Europe. Throughout his illustrious career, he has amassed a variety of distinguished honors, including the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police Award, 1972; Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1977-Present; Special Commendation from FBI Director William Webster, 1978; Special Recognition Award, National Association for Dispute Resolution, 1979 (shared award with President Jimmy Carter); Ritter Award, Night Prosecutor's Program, Ohio Bar Foundation, 1983; Team Member of Conference with Russian Leadership, Kremlin, 1987; and Special Award, Association International de Droit Penal, Siracusa, Italy, 1991.