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

• Autore: James Nathan
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008; [Washington, D.C.] : , : Congressional Research Service, , 2019-
• Edizione: [Library of Congress public edition].
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (78 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73/0253
• Soggetto topico: Civil commitment of sex offenders - United States; Sex offenders - United States; Recidivism - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Altri autori: ThomasKenneth R FoleyCassandra
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons
• ISBN: 1-62081-879-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910661434903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II