The United States Supreme Court and the Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders

The Prison Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-378

  Alexander, Rudolph ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

civil commitment; mental disorder; violent sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344647527     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885504268184     Document Type: Article

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