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Abstract: 

Of the 17 jurisdictions in the U.S. with sexually violent predator (SVP) civil commitment statutes, 16 have inpatient commitments (with Texas being the exception, having outpatient SVP commitments). Those individuals committed by definition are those sex offenders found to be the highest risk for reoffense. For example, a recent study found that in Florida, those persons who were committed under the SVP statute had higher rates of antisocial personality disorder and paraphilia diagnoses, as well as higher scores on standardized sex offender risk scales than individuals not committed under the SVP statute. (Jill S. Levenson, “Sexual Predator Civil Commitment: A Comparison of Selected and Released Offenders,” 48 Int’l J. of Offender Therapy and Comparative Crim. 638 (2004).)

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Affiliations:  1: Associates in Psychological Services, P.A.; 2: Special Treatment Unit of Ann Klein Forensic Center.