Many States and the Federal Government Have Passed Sexually Violent

Multiple Choice

Many states and the federal government have passed sexually violent predator civil commitment laws (SVP laws) . The basis of these laws is to protect vulnerable citizens, or exercise the _____ power, and to restrain violent individuals, or exercise the state's _____ power.

A) police; parens patriae
B) parens patriae; police
C) double jeopardy; substantive
D) substantive; double jeopardy