Add to ORKGThis report begins with an outline of the history of civil commitment laws, followed by a review of two cases, Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, in which the Supreme Court addressed constitutional issues involving civil commitment. This review is followed by a summary of the recently enacted legislation governing the federal civil commitment program. The report then discusses research on sex offender recidivism and treatment. It concludes with an evaluation of some of the issues surrounding civil commitment
This study investigated the degree to which independent variables predicted civil commitment selecti...
Abstract: This article explores the demographic and criminal characteristics of a group of sex offen...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Kansas, like many States, has enacted various l...
The Supreme Court\u27s decision in Kansas v. Hendricks suggests that few constitutional limitations ...
In light of heart-wrenching stories of sexual abuse and public demands for safety, the Kansas v. Hen...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kansas v...
Today, an estimated 5400 people are civilly committed under state and federal sex offender programs....
This Article examines the constitutional concerns raised by, and compares the costs and benefits ass...
Although sex offender civil commitment statutes vary from state to state, they share a similar set o...
Abstract At this study’s commencement, 17 states had enacted sex offender civil commitment legislati...
We examined medico-legal collaboration regarding dangerous sex offenders where state legislators hav...
"In the 1990s and 2000s, federal lawmakers and legislators in 20 states and the District of Columbia...
Numerous states have enacted statutes focusing on the civil commitment of sexually violent predators...
Abstract: This study compared two groups of sex offenders who were considered for civil com-mitment ...
Sex offender civil commitment (SOCC) has been enacted in 16 states amid widespread controversy. A cr...
This study investigated the degree to which independent variables predicted civil commitment selecti...
Abstract: This article explores the demographic and criminal characteristics of a group of sex offen...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Kansas, like many States, has enacted various l...
The Supreme Court\u27s decision in Kansas v. Hendricks suggests that few constitutional limitations ...
In light of heart-wrenching stories of sexual abuse and public demands for safety, the Kansas v. Hen...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kansas v...
Today, an estimated 5400 people are civilly committed under state and federal sex offender programs....
This Article examines the constitutional concerns raised by, and compares the costs and benefits ass...
Although sex offender civil commitment statutes vary from state to state, they share a similar set o...
Abstract At this study’s commencement, 17 states had enacted sex offender civil commitment legislati...
We examined medico-legal collaboration regarding dangerous sex offenders where state legislators hav...
"In the 1990s and 2000s, federal lawmakers and legislators in 20 states and the District of Columbia...
Numerous states have enacted statutes focusing on the civil commitment of sexually violent predators...
Abstract: This study compared two groups of sex offenders who were considered for civil com-mitment ...
Sex offender civil commitment (SOCC) has been enacted in 16 states amid widespread controversy. A cr...
This study investigated the degree to which independent variables predicted civil commitment selecti...
Abstract: This article explores the demographic and criminal characteristics of a group of sex offen...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Kansas, like many States, has enacted various l...