Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons (Record no. 12992)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02144nam a2200373 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 345.73/0253 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | James, Nathan. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Nova Science Publishers, |
| Year of publication | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 68 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Civil commitment of sex offenders |
| Topical Term | Sex offenders |
| Topical Term | Recidivism |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thomas, Kenneth R. |
| Personal name | Foley, Cassandra. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10686123 |
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