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Chapter 980s: Learn the Law, the Science and the Skills Needed
to Effectively Handle these Complex Cases - May 2009


  • Brain development in children and adolescents
  • Characteristics of juvenile sexual recidivism
  • Fundamentals of Cross Examination in SVP Cases
  • Issues in Juvenile Sex Offender Commitments
  • Neural Basis of Puberty
  • Sexual Delinquency in Racine
  • Sexual Offense Adjudication and Sexual Recidivism
  • The Effectiveness of Sexual Offender Treatment for Juveniles as Measured by Recidivism
  • Civil Commitment Without Psychosis
  • Inventing Diagnosis for Civil Commitment of Rapists
  • References for SVP cases
  • Supervised Release & Discharge
  • Supervised Release Data
  • Use of DSM Paraphilia Diagnoses in SVP Commitment Cases
  • What Does Mental Disorder Mean in Wisconsin’s SVP Commitment Law




  • wisconsin.gov Website Link