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Civil Commitment Procedural Protections

Civil Commitment Procedural Protections is a legal framework consisting of constitutionally mandated safeguards that ensure individuals subjected to involuntary civil commitment receive due process through mechanisms such as independent judicial hearings, the right to counsel, evidentiary standards of clear and convincing proof, and periodic review of confinement, thereby distinguishing it from procedural protections applicable to criminal or administrative detention.

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48

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18

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2017–2026

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Publications

31

Civil commitment in the United States.

Megan Testa, Sara G. West · PubMed · 2010 · 126 citations

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The Psychological Consequences of Judicial Procedures: Implications for Civil Commitment Hearings

Tom R. Tyler · 1992 · 89 citations · Full text

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13. On The Justifications For CIVIL Commitment

Joseph M. Livermore, Carl P. Malmquist · University of Pennsylvania Law Review · 1968 · 72 citations

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The Competence of Criminal Defendants with Mental Retardation to Participate in Their Own Defense

Richard J. Bonnie · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1990 · 48 citations

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The empirical consequences and policy implications of broadening the statutory criteria for civil commitment.

Mary Durham, John Q. La Fond · PubMed · 1985 · 39 citations

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Authors

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  1. PS
    Paul S. Appelbaum

    Columbia University, United States

    3 publications · 42 citations

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  2. RD
    Robert D. Miller

    University of New Mexico, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  3. ET
    Eric Turkheimer

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  4. CP
    Charles Parry

    South African Medical Research Council, South Africa

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  5. DA
    Darold A. Treffert

    St. Agnes Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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Institutions

18

  1. Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    43 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  3. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    Worcester, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    182 citations

  4. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    71 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  6. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    126 citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychiatric Services

    5 publications · 82 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 241 citations

    5

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  3. Law and Human Behavior

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

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  5. California Law Review

    2 publications · 39 citations

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