Characteristics of Individuals Petitioned for Civil Commitment

Judith V. Becker; Jill Stinson; Shannon Tromp; Gene Messer

doi:10.1177/0306624X03251114

Characteristics of Individuals Petitioned for Civil Commitment

Judith V. Becker, Jill Stinson, Shannon Tromp, Gene Messer

Psychology

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Abstract

This article explores the demographic and criminal characteristics of a group of sex offenders currently residing in a facility for civilly committed sex offenders. Legal and clinical records were used and data coded. This sample is compared to published data on a group of civilly committed sex offenders in another state. Results indicated that there were numerous similarities and some differences between the two groups. Further research needs to be conducted on civilly committed sex offenders in other states to better understand this population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	185-195
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X03251114
State	Published - Apr 2003

Keywords

Civil commitment and sex offenders
Sex offender demographics
Sex offender psychopathology
Sex offending
Sexually violent predators

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Applied Psychology

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