Source: (2008) The Journal of Psychiatry and Law. 36:485-511.
Data relating to the community-based placement of post civilly
committed sex offenders throughout the United States has been
gathered through surveys, interviews, and through the personal
observations and experiences of those working in this developing
area. Although relatively few sex offenders have attained
community-based placement after being civilly committed,
emerging patterns in supervision tools and techniques, housing
options due to residency restrictions, the impact of registration and
notification laws, recidivism rates, the financial costs of
conditional release, and the implementation barriers that
conditional release programs encounter are increasingly being
addressed by professionals managing this population. In general,
these programs are well funded, comprehensive, and successfully
focused on deterring re-offense. However, significant barriers in housing, community reaction, sex offender self-support, and costs
threaten the long-term success of these programs. (author’s abstract) Including information on Circles of Support and Accountability.
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