Since 1990, the United States has seen a resurgence in the enactment of Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) laws. Similar to sexual psychopath legislation in the 1930s and 1940s, these laws allow for the indefinite civil commitment of sexually violent individuals. The early sexual psychopath laws were passed to help society deal with sexual offenders who were “too sick to deserve punishment.” In contrast to the original laws, this second-generation of commitment laws were adopted as public safety measures to extend the incapacitation of offenders who had already served criminal sentences. Although these new laws have come under the scrutiny of the scientific and legal communities, SVP laws continue to enjoy constitutional and popular support.