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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > security and classification > civil commitment of sexual predators

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civil commitment of sexual predators  

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  • In the 1990s, public outrage over habitual sexual offenders prompted some states to enact sexual predator statutes. These statutes empower states to confine and treat sexual offenders indefinitely once they have completed their criminal sentence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Civil Commitment of Sexual Predators]

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