RT Article T1 Characteristics of Individuals Petitioned for Civil Commitment JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology VO 47 IS 2 SP 185 OP 195 A2 Becker, Judith V. A2 Stinson, Jill A2 Tromp, Shannon A2 Messer, Gene LA Undetermined YR 2003 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639310037 AB This article explores the demographic and criminal characteristics of a group of sex offenders currently residing in a facility for civilly committed sex offenders. Legal and clinical records were used and data coded. This sample is compared to published data on a group of civilly committed sex offenders in another state. Results indicated that there were numerous similarities and some differences between the two groups. Further research needs to be conducted on civilly committed sex offenders in other states to better understand this population K1 Psychopathologie K1 Rückfall K1 Zivilprozess K1 Sexualstraftaten