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What just happened with AWA and Civil Commitment?

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4-8-2009 National:In answer to a few reader questions here is a general rundown of what recently occurred.Background: State Civil commitment schemes were declared constitutional under the Clinton administration. see Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997). Now, the question today is, are federal civil commitment schemes constitutional (AWA enacted one)?Lets go back to the beginning in North

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on April 08, 2009 (boomark / email).

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