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Criminal

Nov. 26, 1998

Predator Law Still Suspect 3 Years After Enactment

SACRAMENTO - Its stated purpose seems simple: Keep dangerous sex offenders off the streets until they are mentally fit to return to society.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - Its stated purpose seems simple: Keep dangerous sex offenders off the streets until they are mentally fit to return to society.
        But California's Sexually Violent Predator Act has proven difficult to implement and remains controve...

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