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Record Nr.

UNINA9910661434903321

Autore

James Nathan

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Congressional Research Service, , 2019-

ISBN

1-62081-879-5

Edizione

[[Library of Congress public edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 p.)

Collana

Report / Congressional Research Service ; ; RL34068

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasKenneth R

FoleyCassandra

Disciplina

345.73/0253

Soggetti

Civil commitment of sex offenders - United States

Sex offenders - United States

Recidivism - United States

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.