· 6/15/2000
In Re Detention of Walker
Citations
- 731 N.E.2d 994
- 314 Ill. App. 3d 282
- 247 Ill. Dec. 221
- 2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 494
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- according to respondent’s expert, “the research is very clear in stating that the most accurate predictions of the risk of future offenses are those based upon actuarial assessments of probability”
- according to respondent's expert, \the research is very clear in stating that the most accurate predictions of the risk of future offenses are those based upon actuarial assessments of probability\
- according to respondent’s expert, “the research is very clear in stating that the most accurate predictions of the risk of future offenses are those based upon actuarial assessments of probability”
- alleged victims’ physical characteristics do not have to be known to determine whether diagnosis of pedophilia is proper.
- the DSM-IV is the standard for diagnoses in the United States by psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers
- “We reject the notion that the question of substantial probability under the Act can be reduced to mere percentages.”
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Judges: Garman
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