Civil Commitment of Sexual Predators: A Study in Policy Implementation (Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing; LFB Scholarly Pub.
Published: August 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781593320959
Subjects: Sociology; Sex offenders; General; Social Science; True Crime / Espionage; Violence in Society; United States; Criminology; Civil Law; Civil commitment of sex offenders; Government policy
First sentence: As referenced in the introduction, SVP civil commitment policies have received considerable attention within certain circles, notably among constitutional scholars, forensic mental health experts, and authorities on the treatment of sexual abusers.
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