Some Reflections on the Constitutionality of Sex Offender Commitment Laws

19 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2012

Date Written: April 22, 2002

Abstract

This essay reflects upon the author’s experience in litigating and writing about major constitutional cases involving sex offender civil commitment programs, such as Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, both of which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The article addresses several questions about such programs, and also discusses the propriety and role of “substantive due process” constitutional analysis in this context.

Suggested Citation

McAllister, Stephen R., Some Reflections on the Constitutionality of Sex Offender Commitment Laws (April 22, 2002). Kansas Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 1011, 2002, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2044083

Stephen R. McAllister (Contact Author)

University of Kansas - School of Law ( email )

Green Hall
1535 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045-7577
United States

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