Evaluation for civil commitment of sex offenders: A survey of experts

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-448

  Jackson, Rebecca L ^a,b   Hess, Derek T ^a  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Special Commitment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Sex offender civil commitment; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649026495     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-007-9062-3     Document Type: Article

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