Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons /

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: James, Nathan
Autres auteurs: Thomas, Kenneth R., Foley, Cassandra
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2008.
Sujets:
Civil commitment of sex offenders > United States.
Sex offenders > United States.
Recidivism > United States.
Internement civil des délinquants sexuels > États-Unis.
Délinquants sexuels > États-Unis.
Récidive > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Civil commitment of sex offenders
Recidivism
Sex offenders
Sexualtäter
Sicherungsverwahrung
Sexualdelikt
United States
USA
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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