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Guardrails On The Information Superhighway: Supervising Computer Use Of The Adjudicated Sex Offender, Brian W. Mckay Sep 2003

Guardrails On The Information Superhighway: Supervising Computer Use Of The Adjudicated Sex Offender, Brian W. Mckay

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sex Offender Registration And Community Notification Laws: Will These Laws Survive?, Kimberly B. Wilkins May 2003

Sex Offender Registration And Community Notification Laws: Will These Laws Survive?, Kimberly B. Wilkins

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Tangled Web--Complexities, Fallacies And Misconceptions Regarding The Decision To Release Treated Sexual Offenders From Civil Commitment To Society, Leroy L. Kondo May 2003

The Tangled Web--Complexities, Fallacies And Misconceptions Regarding The Decision To Release Treated Sexual Offenders From Civil Commitment To Society, Leroy L. Kondo

Northern Illinois University Law Review

"When should a treated rapist, child molester or other sexual offender, convicted under a sexually violent predator statute, be released to society?" This question is fraught with multiple levels of complexity in a tangled web of misconceptions, fallacies, myths, and pitfalls reflected in the scientific and legal literature. Several excellent scientific reviews have documented tremendous progress in sexual recidivism research over the past few decades. However, decision-makers (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, judges, juries, district attorneys, public defenders, parole officers, and administrators of both correctional facilities and hospitals) remain confronted with a plethora of conceptual landmines and a morass of …


Abusing State Power Or Controlling Risk?: Sex Offender Commitment And Sicherungverwahrung, Nora V. Demleitner Jan 2003

Abusing State Power Or Controlling Risk?: Sex Offender Commitment And Sicherungverwahrung, Nora V. Demleitner

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article addresses civil commitment of sexually predatory offenders. It first outlines the most common American approaches to controlling sexual offenders, then details the German concept of Sicherungsverwahrung and greater state control, and finally proposes adopting a modified German approach that assures proportionality and public safety without sacrificing individual liberties. The article concludes by arguing that criminal penalties and safety-based detention should both be seen as elements of social control, which requires that safety measures with clearly punitive components be recognized as part of the punishment process.


Sex, Lies, And Polygraph Machines: The Portrait Of Mr. Cassamassima, James M. Shaw Jan 2003

Sex, Lies, And Polygraph Machines: The Portrait Of Mr. Cassamassima, James M. Shaw

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.