Diagnostic and risk profiles among civilly committed sex offenders in Washington state

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-323

  Jackson, Rebecca L ^a   Richards, Henry J ^b  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Special Commitment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil commitment; Sex offenders; Sexually violent predator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34247867880     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06292874     Document Type: Article

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