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Preventive Detention

By Corey Rayburnyung

TChris at TalkLeft had a recent post about the use of preventive detention in America. The post primarily focused on those detained as part of the "War on Terror." However, TChris had this brief reference to sex offenders:The concept of preventive detention has prevailed at Guantanamo, albeit in unrecognizable form. When the diseased are no longer contagious, they are released from quarantine. If the mentally ill or "sexual predators" respond to treatment and are no longer dangerous, they're released.While such a statement is hypothetically true, the reality is far different. Of the states with civil commitment programs, release is very rare and there are no clear standards for when offenders "respond to treatment." So, I'd say sex offender commitment is closer to the terrorism detainee case rather than the medical quarantine example.continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).