This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Shichor, D. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Are All Correctional Officers Created Equal?

An Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision in Richardson V. Mcknight

California State University, San Bernardino

In June 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court in a five to four majority decision of Richardson v. McKnight determined that employees of private correctional institutions are not entitled to the same qualified immunity defense as employees working in public institutions. This article presents the theoretical, penological, and legal issues concerning the majority and minority arguments and some of the opinions expressed in law reviews concerning this decision. Finally, it reviews the possible effects of this case and shows the inconsistencies in both the majority and the minority opinions.

Key Words: privatization • immunity • monitoring • liability

The Prison Journal, Vol. 85, No. 4, 420-444 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885505282228


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?