Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations: Empirical Evidence, Strategies for Professionals, and Research Directions

Several states have passed civil commitment laws that allow the precautionary detention of sex offenders who have completed their criminal sentences. Over 2,500 sex offenders have been committed across states with such statutes and several thousand more sex offenders have been evaluated. Most statut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Law and human behavior 2005-02, Vol.29 (1), p.29-54
Hauptverfasser:	Miller, Holly A, Amenta, Amy E, Conroy, Mary Alice
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence Criminal Behavior Criminal Law Criminal Offenders Criminals Forensic Assessment Forensic Evaluation Forensic Psychiatry - methods Human Humans Legal Detention Mental disorders Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - psychology Mental illness Paraphilias Pedophilia Personality disorders Predators Reproducibility of Results Risk assessment Risk Assessment - methods Sentences Sex offenders Sex Offenses Sex Offenses - legislation & jurisprudence Sex Offenses - psychology Sexual violence State laws Statutory law Studies United States Violence Violent crimes Volition
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