McKune v. Lile and the Constriction of Constitutional Protections for Sexual Offenders

Graeber traces the increasing limits placed on the constitutional guarantees afforded convicted sex offenders by both statutory and case law by analyzing prevalent attitudes towards sex offenders and their offenses, reporting and registration requirements in sexually violent predator acts, and invol...

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Published in:The Review of litigation 2004-01, Vol.23 (1), p.137
Main Author: Graeber, Amanda C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisocial personality disorder
Case law
Cognitive therapy
Correctional treatment programs
Criminal justice
Decision making
Imprisonment
Mental disorders
Public safety
Recidivism
Registration
Rehabilitation of criminals
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
State court decisions
Supreme Court decisions
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Summary:Graeber traces the increasing limits placed on the constitutional guarantees afforded convicted sex offenders by both statutory and case law by analyzing prevalent attitudes towards sex offenders and their offenses, reporting and registration requirements in sexually violent predator acts, and involuntary civil commitment schemes. She addresses the implementation of rehabilitative sex-offender treatment programs, focusing on the difficulty of finding a balance between protecting society by rehabilitating offenders and ensuring those offenders the rights guaranteed them by the Constitution. Her discussion focuses on McKune v Lile, a case challenging the Kansas statutory sex-offender treatment scheme, and in particular, its implications for participants' Fifth Amendment privileges.
ISSN:0734-4015