In the Matter of Anderson

[¶ 46] I respectfully dissent. On this record, civil commitment is nothing more than a mechanism for general deterrence.

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[¶ 47] To involuntarily commit an individual under our statute, there must be a finding the individual has engaged in sexually predatory conduct and is diagnosable with a personality, sexual, or mental disorder that makes the individual “likely to engage in further acts of sexually predatory conduct which constitute a danger to the physical or mental health or safety of others.” N.D.C.C. § 25-03.3-01(8). This Court has said “likely to engage in further acts of sexually…