Preventive detention versus civil commitment: Alternative policies for public protection in New Zealand and California

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-366

  Vess, James ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DETENTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; PRISON; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645454393     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.12.2.357     Document Type: Review

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