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Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons [electronic resource] / Nathan James, Kenneth R. Thomas and Cassandra Foley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.Description: vii, 68 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 345.73/0253 22
LOC classification:
  • KF9325 .J359 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

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.

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