A therapeutic jurisprudence assessment of sexually violent predator laws.

2003 ◽  
pp. 317-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Winick
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Jurisprudence ◽  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Sexually Violent

“See this Empty Cage now Corrode”

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-433
Author(s):  
Michael L. Perlin ◽  
Heather Ellis Cucolo
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
Therapeutic Jurisprudence ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Intractable Problems ◽  
Sexually Violent ◽  
Empty Cage ◽  
Rights Issues

Our sexually violent predator (SVP) laws are a miserable failure. We suggest a turn to international human rights law (IHR) as a source of rights for this population, and consider this matter from the perspective of comparative law. Many nations have enacted laws that both mirror and contradict early developments in United States jurisprudence, but there, challenges to community containment and preventive detention laws have been more successful when based upon IHR law. Also, registry notification is generally far more limited, and details are usually confined solely to police agencies. We must consider laws and court decisions from other nations when implementing US law reform in this area. In Part I, we consider the implications of IHR law, and assess how realistic it is that such law be embraced by domestic jurisdictions in dealing with relevant cases. We also consider the human rights issues and violations that have resulted from domestic enactment of International Megan’s Law. In Part II, we apply comparative law in an effort to determine how other nations have struggled with some of the basic issues that have been focused on by domestic jurisdictions since the Supreme Court’s decision in Kansas v. Hendricks (1997). In Part III, we assess the application of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) to the legal and human rights issues discussed prior, in an effort to determine whether other nations have more successfully implemented TJ principles to combat some of the seemingly-intractable problems raised in SVP cases. We conclude by offering suggestions for US-based policymakers.

The Evaluation of Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations

2019 ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
William T. O’Donohue ◽  
Olga Cirlugea ◽  
Catalina Vechiu
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Sexually Violent

scholarly journals Evaluating Selection for Sexually Violent Predator Commitment: A Comparison of Those Committed, Not Committed, and Nearly Committed

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Perillo ◽  
Cynthia Calkins ◽  
Elizabeth Jeglic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Scores ◽  
Sexual Recidivism ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Recidivism Rates ◽  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Sexually Violent ◽  
Selection For

We examined state-wide data of persons evaluated for Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) commitment and compared risk-relevant data of three groups: those committed as SVPs ( n = 374), those not recommended for commitment ( n = 2,707), and those nearly committed (recommended for commitment but ultimately not committed; n = 117). Consistent with legal language for SVP commitment, binary and multinomial regression analyses revealed risk scores predicted SVP commitment recommendations in addition to some historical factors (e.g., psychiatric history, never being married, prior sex offenses). For those recommended for commitment, prior sexual offenses predicted ultimate commitment. Those nearly committed had significantly higher sexual recidivism rates than others who were not committed; however, these recidivism rates were still low (11.5%). Findings suggest evaluators’ SVP decisions incorporate risk data and follow empirically supported trends; however, the observed recidivism rates of a subset of those SVP commitment appears to target suggests SVP commitment’s potential for reducing sexual recidivism effectively and efficiently appears to have a low ceiling.

Risk communication in sexually violent predator hearings

2009 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a
Author(s):  
Sarah Scott ◽  
Brett Gilcrist ◽  
Nicole Thurston ◽  
Matthew T. Huss
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Sexually Violent

Mental Abnormalities in Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations: Ethical Use of Paraphilic Disorder Diagnoses

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia M. Winters ◽  
Cynthia Calkins ◽  
Emily Greene-Colozzi ◽  
Elizabeth L. Jeglic
Keyword(s):  
Paraphilic Disorder ◽  
Sexually Violent Predator ◽  
Sexually Violent
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