Policy interventions designed to combat sexual violence: Community notification and civil commitment

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 17-52

  Levenson, Jill S ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil commitment; Community notification; Megan's Law; Sex offender; Sexually violent predator statutes

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL JUSTICE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POLICY; PREDATOR; PRISON; RECIDIVISM; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920717329     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v12n03_02     Document Type: Review

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