Concept information
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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
social history of crime
state and federal court cases
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court cases
Preferred term
Johnson v. Avery
Definition
- Johnson v. Avery (1969) was a landmark case for “jailhouse lawyers”—prisoners who engage in legal actions on their own behalf or on behalf of fellow inmates. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Johnson v. Avery]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 1969
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Johnson_v._Avery
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