[USA] Six-Year Follow-Up of 135 Released Sex Offenders Recommended for Commitment Under Washington’s Sexually Violent Predator Law, Where No Petition Was Filed / Washington State Institute for Public Policy, June 2007
PDF - http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/07-06-1101.pdf
"Washington’s Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) statute permits the involuntary commitment of persons found by a jury to meet the statutory definition of a sexually violent predator. This study examines the recidivism of 135 released sex offenders referred for possible civil commitment, but for whom no petitions were filed. A uniform follow-up period of six years was used."