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Legal Coercion and Drug Abuse Treatment: Research Findings and Social Policy Implications

Date Published

1989

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Optimization of Legal Supervision for Chronic Addict Offenders

Date Published

1988

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Volitional Impairment and Sexually Violent Predators: A Review of the Literature and the Law and Their Application to Civil Commitment Proceedings

Journal

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Date Published

February 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Tribal-State Court Forums Policy Brief

Date Published

2020

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BJA-Sponsored

Tribal-State Court Forums Policy Brief

NCJ Number

301222

Date Published

2020

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BJA-Sponsored

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Tribal-State Court Forums: An Annotated Directory, 2nd Edition

Date Published

2020

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BJA-Sponsored

Tribal-State Court Forums: An Annotated Directory, 2nd Edition

NCJ Number

301221

Date Published

2020

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BJA-Sponsored

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Understanding Male Sexual Offending: A Comparison of General and Specialist Theories

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

October 2009

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Taking Stock of 20 Years of Sex Offender Laws and Research: An Examination of Whether Sex Offender Legislation has Helped or Hindered Our Efforts

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

November 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence

NCJ Number

243551

Date Published

January 2011

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence

Date Published

January 2011

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Scapegoating the Sex OffenderThe Monstrous Other (From Handbook of Sex Offender Treatment, P 18-1 - 18-22, 2011, Barbara K. Schwartz, ed. - See NCJ-243091)

NCJ Number

243109

Date Published

2011

Classification Discrepancies in Two Intelligence Tests: Forensic Implications for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

NCJ Number

241984

Journal

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Date Published

February 2013

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Taking Stock of 20 Years of Sex Offender Laws and Research: An Examination of Whether Sex Offender Legislation has Helped or Hindered Our Efforts

NCJ Number

241966

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

November 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Diagnostic Profiles of Civilly Committed Sexual Offenders in Illinois and Other Reporting Jurisdictions: What We Know So Far

NCJ Number

241508

Journal

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Date Published

September 2012

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Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Volitional Impairment and Sexually Violent Predators: A Review of the Literature and the Law and Their Application to Civil Commitment Proceedings

NCJ Number

238168

Journal

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Date Published

February 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

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At the Intersection of Mental Health Law & Public Policy for 20 Years: The Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, 1977-1997

NCJ Number

232391

Date Published

1997

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Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act: The First Year

NCJ Number

223563

Date Published

May 2008

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Diagnostic and Risk Profiles of Men Detained Under Wisconsin's Sexually Violent Person Law

NCJ Number

230238

Journal

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Date Published

April 2010

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Understanding Male Sexual Offending: A Comparison of General and Specialist Theories

NCJ Number

228845

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

October 2009

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Intensity and Breadth of Participation in Organized Activities During the Adolescent Years: Multiple Associations with Youth Outcomes

NCJ Number

228438

Journal

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Date Published

October 2009

Fear and Loathing in Public Policy: Ethical Issues in Laws for Sex Offenders

NCJ Number

227971

Journal

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Date Published

July 2009

Evaluation of the PATRIOT Act: Section 215 (From Understanding Terrorism: Analysis of Sociological and Psychological Aspects, P 221-232, 2007, Suleyman Ozeren, Ismail Dincer Gunes, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-225410)

NCJ Number

225429

Date Published

2007

Current Standards and Practices in Violence Risk Assessment at a Maximum Security Forensic Hospital Following a High Profile Sexual Homicide

NCJ Number

224917

Journal

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Date Published

October 2008

Sex Offender Risk Assessment: Consideration of Human Rights in Community Protection Legislation

NCJ Number

224287

Journal

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Date Published

September 2008