Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Persons.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Mental health facilities.

Prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines history of civil commitment laws, as they relate to sex offenders, in which a State retains custody of an individual by involuntarily committing the person to a secure mental health facility after the offender's prison sentence is completed. Reviews Supreme Court decisions in Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, which addressed constitutional issues involving civil commitment. Summarizes recently enacted legislation governing the Federal civil commitment program, discusses research on sex offender recidivism and treatment, and evaluates issues surrounding civil commitment.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Persons

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