Diagnostic profiles of civilly committed sexual offenders in illinois and other reporting jurisdictions: What we know so far

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 838-855

  Jumper, Shan ^a   Babula, Mark ^b   Casbon, Todd ^c  

^a Illinois Deptartment of Human Services Treatment and Detention Facility   (United States)

^b Central Behavioral Healthcare   (United States)

^c Liberty Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

civil commitment; diagnoses; sex offenders; sexually violent persons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864832385     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11415509     Document Type: Article

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