Sexual predator civil commitment: A comparison of selected and released offenders
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Two groups of sex offenders were compared who were considered for civil commitment under Florida's Jimmy Ryce Act. Data analysis revealed that selected offenders, as a group, scored significantly higher on actual risk assessment instruments. Selected offenders had higher frequencies of paraphilia diagnoses and antisocial personality.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2004
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A study of the psychosexual characteristics of sex killers: can we identify them before it is too late?
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The criminal careers and mental disorders of the sex killers are illustrated. A study conducted on sexual killers suggests the need for greater emphasis on studying adolescent sex offenders and disordered children to identify potential sex killers.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2003
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The use of pornography during the commission of sexual offenses
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The use of pornographic materials by sex offenders during the commission of the crimes is examined. The results showed that pornography plays only a minor role in the commission of sexual offenses.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2004
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