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Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons

by James, Nathan.

Additional authors: Thomas, Kenneth R. | Foley, Cassandra. | ebrary, Inc.

Published by : Nova Science Publishers, (New York :) Physical details: vii, 68 p. : ill.

Subject(s): Civil commitment of sex offenders -- United States. | Sex offenders -- United States. | Recidivism -- United States. | Electronic books.

Year: 2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background on civil commitment -- History of civil commitment laws -- Supreme Court rulings on civil commitment -- Kansas v. Hendricks -- Kansas v. Crane -- Civil commitment legislation in the 109th Congress -- Sex offender recidivism -- Limitations of studies on sex offender recidivism -- Sex offender recidivism data -- Sex offender treatment -- Can sex offenders be treated? -- Sex offender treatment research issues -- Select issues who should be civilly committed? -- Do sex offenders specialize in sex crimes? -- Are some sex offenders more dangerous than others? -- Future dangerousness -- Safe to release -- Less-restrictive alternatives -- Indeterminate sentences for sex offenders -- Cost of civil commitment.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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