The relationship of surgical castration to sexual recidivism in a sexually violent predator/sexually
dangerous person (SVP/SDP) population is reviewed. A review of the literature on …

Objective Violence toward others is a serious problem among a subset of military veterans.
The authors evaluated the predictive validity of a brief decision support tool to screen …

Among prison-incarcerated men in the United States, more veterans (35%) have a sexual
offense conviction than nonveterans (23%). Limited research has investigated factors …

Civil commitment under the sexually violent predator (SVP) statutes requires the presence
of a statutorily defined diagnosed mental disorder linked to sexual offending. As a …

Risk assessment in the area of identification of violence has been dichotomized by several
prominent researchers as the “clinical approach” versus the “actuarial method”. The …

Identifying whether there is a nexus between Iraq and Afghanistan combat injuries and
civilian violence on return from deployment is complicated by differences in reactions of …

The most recent type of civil commitment for dangerous sex offenders is found under the
sexually violent predator laws. Forensic psychiatrists or psychologists must render an opinion …

The Static-99, an actuarial rating method, is employed to conduct sexual violence risk
assessment in legal contexts. The proponents of the Static-99 dismiss clinical judgment as not …

The role of the mental health professional in a prison setting has changed to reflect the
prevailing ideology of the correctional administration that deemphasizes treatment and …

The cultural divide between US military and civilian institutions amplifies the consequences
of military discharge status on public health and criminal justice systems in a manner that is …