Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons

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Hlavní autor: James, Nathan
Korporativní autor: ebrary, Inc
Další autoři: Thomas, Kenneth R., Foley, Cassandra
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.
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Obsah:
  • 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.