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sexual offender civil commitment  

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  • Several states have passed legislation requiring that sexual offenders be committed to a mental institution if they are assessed as having a mental abnormality or personality disorder and are dangerous. Labeled a “sexually violent predator” (SVP), the purpose of this legislation is to incapacitate recidivist sexual offenders until they are rehabilitated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Sexual Offender Civil Commitment]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F295HG05-R

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