Author: Nathan James
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604565058
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The 109th Congress passed legislation that allows the federal government to civilly commit "sexually dangerous persons". Civil commitment, as it relates to sex offenders, is when a state retains custody of an individual, found by a judge or jury to be a "sexually dangerous person" by involuntarily committing the person to a secure mental health facility after the offender's prison sentence is done. In 1990, the state of Washington passed the first civil commitment law for sexually dangerous persons. Currently, 18 other states and the federal government have similar laws. Moreover, the Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, ruled that current civil commitment laws are constitutional. The civil commitment of sex offenders centres on the belief that sex offenders are more likely than other offenders to re-offend. However, data on sex offender recidivism is varied. Data show that the recidivism risk for sex offenders may be lower than it is typically thought to be; in fact, some studies show that sex offenders recidivate at a lower rate than many other criminals. Other studies show that, given time, almost all sex offenders will commit a new sex crime. Most discussions about recidivism examine ways to decrease it; for example, by providing sex offenders with treatment. Research on the efficacy of sex offender treatment is promising, but it cannot prove that treatment reduces recidivism.
Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Persons
Author: Nathan James
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604565058
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The 109th Congress passed legislation that allows the federal government to civilly commit "sexually dangerous persons". Civil commitment, as it relates to sex offenders, is when a state retains custody of an individual, found by a judge or jury to be a "sexually dangerous person" by involuntarily committing the person to a secure mental health facility after the offender's prison sentence is done. In 1990, the state of Washington passed the first civil commitment law for sexually dangerous persons. Currently, 18 other states and the federal government have similar laws. Moreover, the Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, ruled that current civil commitment laws are constitutional. The civil commitment of sex offenders centres on the belief that sex offenders are more likely than other offenders to re-offend. However, data on sex offender recidivism is varied. Data show that the recidivism risk for sex offenders may be lower than it is typically thought to be; in fact, some studies show that sex offenders recidivate at a lower rate than many other criminals. Other studies show that, given time, almost all sex offenders will commit a new sex crime. Most discussions about recidivism examine ways to decrease it; for example, by providing sex offenders with treatment. Research on the efficacy of sex offender treatment is promising, but it cannot prove that treatment reduces recidivism.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604565058
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The 109th Congress passed legislation that allows the federal government to civilly commit "sexually dangerous persons". Civil commitment, as it relates to sex offenders, is when a state retains custody of an individual, found by a judge or jury to be a "sexually dangerous person" by involuntarily committing the person to a secure mental health facility after the offender's prison sentence is done. In 1990, the state of Washington passed the first civil commitment law for sexually dangerous persons. Currently, 18 other states and the federal government have similar laws. Moreover, the Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, ruled that current civil commitment laws are constitutional. The civil commitment of sex offenders centres on the belief that sex offenders are more likely than other offenders to re-offend. However, data on sex offender recidivism is varied. Data show that the recidivism risk for sex offenders may be lower than it is typically thought to be; in fact, some studies show that sex offenders recidivate at a lower rate than many other criminals. Other studies show that, given time, almost all sex offenders will commit a new sex crime. Most discussions about recidivism examine ways to decrease it; for example, by providing sex offenders with treatment. Research on the efficacy of sex offender treatment is promising, but it cannot prove that treatment reduces recidivism.
Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individuals
Author: North Dakota. Legislative Assembly. Legislative Council
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individuals, Kansas V. Hendricks
Author: North Dakota. Legislative Assembly. Legislative Council
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Crs Report for Congress
Author: Congressional Research Service: The Libr
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781295254606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781295254606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Persons
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Similarly, the Court found that for purposes of double jeopardy, the application of the Act had none of the attributes of punishment. [...] The program allows the Attorney General (AG), or any individual authorized by the AG, or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to certify as sexually dangerous a person who is in BOP's custody, under the custody of the AG under current law,50 or whose criminal charges have been dismissed solely for reasons relating to the mental condition of the person. [...] If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a sexually dangerous person, the individual is committed to the custody of the AG. [...] After the individual is committed to the custody of the AG, the AG releases the individual to the appropriate official of the state in which the person was confined or tried, if the state will assume responsibility for the offender's custody, care, and treatment. [...] After the individual is committed to custody, the director of the facility in which the offender is placed may petition the court to release the individual if the director determines that the offender is no longer a sexually dangerous person and would not be a threat to others.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Similarly, the Court found that for purposes of double jeopardy, the application of the Act had none of the attributes of punishment. [...] The program allows the Attorney General (AG), or any individual authorized by the AG, or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to certify as sexually dangerous a person who is in BOP's custody, under the custody of the AG under current law,50 or whose criminal charges have been dismissed solely for reasons relating to the mental condition of the person. [...] If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a sexually dangerous person, the individual is committed to the custody of the AG. [...] After the individual is committed to the custody of the AG, the AG releases the individual to the appropriate official of the state in which the person was confined or tried, if the state will assume responsibility for the offender's custody, care, and treatment. [...] After the individual is committed to custody, the director of the facility in which the offender is placed may petition the court to release the individual if the director determines that the offender is no longer a sexually dangerous person and would not be a threat to others.
Dangerous Sex Offenders
Author:
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN: 9780890422809
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This is a task force report on dangerous sex offenders.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN: 9780890422809
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This is a task force report on dangerous sex offenders.
"Sexual Predator Law"
Author: Ron Sklansky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil commitment of sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil commitment of sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental health laws
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental health laws
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Civil Commitment Study Group
Author: Minnesota. Department of Corrections. Civil Commitment Study Group
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Sex Offender Registration and Notification & "sexually Dangerous Person" Civil Commitment
Author: Carol Beck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recording and registration
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recording and registration
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description