Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons [[electronic resource] /] / Nathan James, Kenneth R. Thomas and Cassandra Foley
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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 |
| 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 genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ThomasKenneth R
FoleyCassandra
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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.: | 9910453196903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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