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Applying Collaborative Justice to Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment

Shoba Sreenivasan, Amy Hoffman, James Cahan, Allen Azizian and Linda E. Weinberger
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online July 2020, JAAPL.200023-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200023-20
Shoba Sreenivasan
Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Amy Hoffman
Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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James Cahan
Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Allen Azizian
Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Linda E. Weinberger
Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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JAAPL.200023-20
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200023-20
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  1. Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD,
  2. Amy Hoffman, JD,
  3. James Cahan, JD,
  4. Allen Azizian, PhD and
  5. Linda E. Weinberger, PhD
  1. Dr. Sreenivasan is Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and Forensic Psychologist and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. Ms. Hoffman is Deputy Public Defender, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Mr. Cahan is Deputy District Attorney (retired), County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, CA and Senior Psychologist, Clinical Operations Division, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA. and Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD. E-mail: shoba1213{at}gmail.com.
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