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Updated: Jan 19, 2026
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Dangerousness and mental health treatment: civil commitment in the USA
Michael J Vitacco1,2, James Degroot1,3
1Assistant Professor, Georgia Regents University, Georgia, USA, email mvitacco@gru.edu.
Abstract:
Civil commitment standards in the USA have undergone dramatic changes over the past 50 years. The relevant statutes have largely focused on treatment, but how this treatment has been administered and the placement of individuals undergoing commitment have been dynamic. There have also been changes in commitment as it relates to sexual offenders and individuals deemed not competent to proceed to trial. As legislatures strive to find a balance between mandated treatment and civil liberties, changing standards of commitment provide opportunities for scholarship and research.
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