TY  - BOOK
AU  - James,Nathan
AU  - Thomas,Kenneth R.
AU  - Foley,Cassandra
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons
AV  - KF9325 .J359 2008eb
U1  - 345.73/0253 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers
KW  - Civil commitment of sex offenders
KW  - United States
KW  - Sex offenders
KW  - Recidivism
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10686123
ER  -