Civil commitment of people convicted of sex offenses in the United States /

Civil commitment of people convicted of sex offenses in the United States /

"In the 1990s and 2000s, federal lawmakers and legislators in 20 states and the District of Columbia passed laws that allow for the detention of certain sex offenders designated as a "Sexually Violent Person" or, in some states, as a "Sexually Violent Predator" (SVP). These...

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Main Authors: Hoppe, Trevor, 1983- (Author), Meyer, Ilan H. (Author), De Orio, Scott (Author), Volger, Stefan (Scholar of law and gender) (Author), Armstrong, Megan (Public interest law specialist) (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, 2020.
Series:Criminal justice & criminology.
Subjects:
Civil commitment of sex offenders > United States.
Sexual minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Sex offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
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Online Access:HeinOnline Criminal Justice & Criminology
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