New Evidence Ruling on Expert Testimony in New Jersey Civil Commitment Proceedings
Author: Margaret Leland Smith.; Kristina Sapaskis.
Source: Volume 06, Number 03, April/May 2005 , pp.35-37(3)
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Abstract:
The New Jersey legislature passed the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J. Stat. ยง 30:4-27.24, et. seq. in 1998. This new law established the procedures for the civil commitment, upon release from confinement, of those offenders convicted of a sexually violent offense who are found to have a mental abnormality or personality disorder that increased the likelihood of reoffense.Keywords:
Affiliations:
1: John Jay College of Criminal Justice; 2: Seton Hall Law School.