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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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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
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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 |
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