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Autore |
James Nathan |
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Titolo |
Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons [[electronic resource] /] / Nathan James, Kenneth R. Thomas and Cassandra Foley |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : Congressional Research Service, , 2019- |
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Edizione |
[[Library of Congress public edition].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (78 p.) |
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Collana |
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Report / Congressional Research Service ; ; RL34068 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ThomasKenneth R |
FoleyCassandra |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil commitment of sex offenders - United States |
Sex offenders - United States |
Recidivism - United States |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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