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More NCJRS Abstracts, January 27, 2007

By Michael Connelly

AMONG THE LATEST RESEARCH POSTED AT http://www.ncjrs.gov/. CHECK FOR OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST THERE AS WELL.NCJ 221005Rebecca L. Jackson; Derek T. HessEvaluation for Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders: A Survey of ExpertsSexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment Volume:19 Issue:4 December 2007 Pages:425 to 448This study surveyed 41 experts who conduct sex offender civil commitment evaluations, in order to identify the features of their evaluations. There was significant agreement among the experts regarding how evaluations were conducted in determining whether sex offenders should be civilly committed for treatment. The majority of evaluators reported the assessment of paraphilias, substance abuse, other Axis I disorders, Axis II disorders, and psychopathy as essential to their assessment for civil commitment...continue to full post

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