The civil commitment of sexually violent predators: A unique Texas approach

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 525-532

  Bailey, Rahn Kennedy ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDOPHILIA; PREDATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036943438     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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