Research and Reports on Civil Commitment
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Sex Offender Civil Commitment Programs Network (SOCCPN) is a professional network for individuals working in and with sex offender civil commitment programs. It provides a forum for research, discussion and sharing of information related to the effective management, assessment, and treatment of individuals held under Civil Commitment laws addressing sexual violence and/or sexual dangerousness.
Treatment Advocacy Center is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness. It's website contains several reports relevant to Civil Commitment laws and standards.
TAC Reports reports and studies published by the Treatment Advocacy Center relevant to mental illness treatment, under which the topic of Civil Commitment typically falls.
Sex Offender Civil Commitment Programs Network (SOCCPN) is a professional network for individuals working in and with sex offender civil commitment programs. It provides a forum for research, discussion and sharing of information related to the effective management, assessment, and treatment of individuals held under Civil Commitment laws addressing sexual violence and/or sexual dangerousness.
Treatment Advocacy Center is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness. It's website contains several reports relevant to Civil Commitment laws and standards.
TAC Reports reports and studies published by the Treatment Advocacy Center relevant to mental illness treatment, under which the topic of Civil Commitment typically falls.
The effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification: A meta-analysis of 25 years of findings.
Zgoba, K.M., Mitchell, M.M. J Exp Criminol 19, 71–96 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-021-09480-z
Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence
NCJ 243551; January 2011; Sponsored National Institute for Justice
Cynthia Calkins Mercado Ph.D; Elizabeth Jeglic M.A., Ph.D; Keith Markus Ph.D; R. Karl Hanson Ph.D; Jill Levenson B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D
Civil Commitment in the United States - Megan Testa, MD and Sara G. West, MD
Psychiatry (Edgmont); October 2010; 7(10), pages 30–40.
The Journal of Psychiatry & Law, Vol. 36, No. 3, Fall 2008
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