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social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > accounting and activity-based costing > liability
social science subjects > business and management > finance > liability
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > liability
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > liability
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > liability
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > liability
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > liability
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > liability

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liability  

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  • Inmates serving sentences in institutions or within the community have some limited legal rights. An alleged violation of those rights may lead to civil or criminal cases at the state or federal level. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Liability]

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