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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > sexual predators: civil commitment
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > sexual predators: civil commitment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > sexual predators: civil commitment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > sexual predators: civil commitment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > sexual predators: civil commitment

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sexual predators: civil commitment  

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  • Currently there are about 636,000 registered sex offenders, and an additional 234,000 sex offenders are under correctional supervision, including prisons, jails, probation, and parole. Each year, between 9,000 and 10,000 of these offenders are released into the community. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Sexual Predators: Civil Commitment]

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