RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Applying Collaborative Justice to Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP JAAPL.200023-20 DO 10.29158/JAAPL.200023-20 A1 Shoba Sreenivasan A1 Amy Hoffman A1 James Cahan A1 Allen Azizian A1 Linda E. Weinberger YR 2020 UL http://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/07/27/JAAPL.200023-20.abstract AB Sexually violent predator (SVP) statutes are unique in that these laws allow for the indefinite civil psychiatric commitment of sex offenders after their criminal sentences have been served. In addition to the high cost of psychiatric hospitalization, recently observed low base rates of sexual recidivism of sex offenders released from custody suggest that, in select SVP cases, a collaborative justice model of outpatient placement may be feasible in lieu of lengthy and costly placement in state hospitals. Given its position as one of the states with a large number of SVP commitments, California offers an opportunity to implement a collaborative justice model for adult sex offenders found to meet SVP criteria. In this article, a template for such a model is suggested. Admittedly, this model faces multiple obstacles, both within the judicial system and in the public arena. Nonetheless, public concerns may be mitigated through high-control parole plus additional treatment and controls, interim halfway house placement, and community prosocial support systems.