Part Ⅰ Parameters 3
1 “Dangerous” People: An Overview&BERNADETTE McSHERRY and PATRICK KEYZER 3
2 An International Human Rights Perspective on Detention Without Charge or Trial: Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights&RONLI SIFRIS 13
3 The International Human Rights Parameters for the Preventive Detention of Serious Sex Offenders&PATRICK KEYZER 25
4 Legal Limitations on the Scope of Preventive Detention&CHRISTOPHER SLOBOGIN 37
Part Ⅱ Policy 51
5 Sexual Offender Commitment Laws in the USA: The Inevitable Failure of Misusing Civil Commitment to Prevent Future Sex Crimes&JOHN Q.LA FOND 51
6 Sexually Violent Predator Laws: Going Back to a Time Better Forgotten&JOHN PETRILA 63
7 Sexual Violence, Gender Politics, and Outsider Jurisprudence: Lessons from the American Experience in Prevention&ERIC S.JANUS 73
8 The Preventive Detention of Insanity Acquittees: A Case Study From Victoria, Australia&IAN FRECKELTON 83
9 The Preventive Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Better Safe than Sorry?&BERNADETTE McSHERRY 97
Part Ⅲ Prediction 111
10 Toward Research-Informed Policy for High-Risk Offenders With Severe Mental Illnesses&JENNIFER SKEEM, JILLIAN PETERSON, and ERIC SILVER 111
11 Assessing and Managing Violent Youth: Implications for Sentencing&LORRAINE JOHNSTONE 123
12 Violence Risk Assessment: Challenging the Illusion of Certainty&DAVID J.COOKE and CHRISTINE MICHIE 147
Part Ⅳ Practice 165
13 The Role of Forensic Mental Health Services in Managing High-Risk Offenders: Functioning or Failing?&LINDSAY THOMSON 165
14 Case Managing High-Risk Offenders With Mental Disorders in Scotland&ALEX QUINN and JOHN CRICHTON 183
15 The Scottish Approach to High-Risk Offenders: Early Answers or Further Questions&INNES FYFE and YVONNE GAILEY 201
16 The Assessment and Sentencing of High-Risk Offenders in Scotland: A Forensic Clinical Perspective&RAJAN DARJEE and KATHARINE RUSSELL 217
17 Managing High-Risk Personality Disordered Offenders: Lessons Learned to Date&CAROLINE LOGAN 233
Part Ⅴ Conclusions 251
18 “Dangerous” People: The Road Ahead for Policy, Prediction, and Practice&BERNADETTE McSHERRY and PATRICK KEYZER 251
Appendix A: Table of Cases 255
Appendix B: Table of Statutes 259
References 263
Index 289