| Sexually violent predator laws and the liberal state: an ominous threat to individual liberty. | |
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PMID: 18346787 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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No other country has taken the idea of the liberal state - a government that relies on the rule of law to limit state power and maximize individual liberty - as seriously as the United States. But now many states are manipulating the government's civil commitment authority to indefinitely confine sex offenders who have served their criminal sentences and are entitled to their freedom in the community. This new system of preventive detention masquerading as civil commitment poses an ominous threat to individual liberty and to the continued vitality of the liberal state. |
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Authors:
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John Q La Fond |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-03-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of law and psychiatry Volume: 31 ISSN: 0160-2527 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Law Psychiatry Publication Date: 2008 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-04-14 Completed Date: 2008-10-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806862 Medline TA: Int J Law Psychiatry Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 158-71 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 4943 N. Mildred St., Tacoma, WA, 98407, United States. lafondj@comcast.net |
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Dangerous Behavior Freedom* Humans Mental Disorders / psychology Patient Rights / legislation & jurisprudence Prisons / legislation & jurisprudence Punishment Sex Offenses / legislation & jurisprudence* United States Violence / legislation & jurisprudence* |
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