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Sexually violent predators and civil commitment: is selection evidence based?

Shayna A. WrightenDepartment of Biology, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Marlene B. Al-BarwaniCollege of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAView further author information
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Robert R. MoranDepartment of Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAView further author information
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Geoffrey R. McKeeForensic Psychological Services, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAView further author information
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R. Gregg DwyerCommunity and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USAView further author information
Pages 652-666 | Received 03 Dec 2014, Accepted 31 Mar 2015, Published online: 21 May 2015

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