| Commentary: civil commitment statutes--40 years of circumvention. | |
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PMID: 20852222 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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There is a longstanding body of literature that describes how states' civil commitment statutes have been stretched or circumvented to accommodate institutional and systemic needs. The paper by Levitt and colleagues provides yet another example of this phenomenon: Arizona's use of its civil commitment statutes to detain unrestorable, incompetent criminal defendants for whom other provisions have not been developed. This commentary provides a brief overview of other examples of the stretching of commitment laws, providing a broader context for viewing the findings of Levitt and colleagues. |
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Authors:
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William H Fisher; Thomas Grisso |
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
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Title: The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Volume: 38 ISSN: 1943-3662 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-09-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9708963 Medline TA: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 365-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. bill.fisher@umassmed.edu |
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J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2010;38(3):349-58
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