NCJ Number
147978
Journal
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume: 83 Issue: 4 Dated: (Winter 1993) Pages: 693-717
Date Published
1993
Length
25 pages
Annotation
This article examines distinctions between criminal law and civil law and between criminal commitment and civil commitment.
Abstract
Sections are titled "The Interdependence of Criminal and Civil Commitment as Protective Mechanisms"; "Criminal Liability of the Blameless vs. Civil Commitment of the Sane"; and "Dangerousness in Criminal Grading and Sentencing". Footnotes