Because the goal of civil commitment of a sex offender is to furnish treatment to the sex offender, rather than punish him or her for criminal conduct, it is generally held that these civil commitments do not violate the:

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Civil commitment for sex offenders is considered a form of treatment rather than punishment. Therefore, it does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause, which prevents someone from being tried twice for the same crime, or the Ex Post Facto Clause, which prohibits laws from being applied retroactively to criminalize actions that were legal when originally performed.

Because the Goal of Civil Commitment of a Sex Offender