Preventive detention is an imprisonment that is putatively justified for non-punitive purposes. A related, but different form of detention is detention of suspects. In contrast to preventive detention, detention of suspects must quickly be followed by a criminal charge (or happen after the charge). In most jurisdictions, people suffering from seri...
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the practice of incarcerating accused individuals before trial on the assumption that their release would not be in the best interest of ...
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the holding of someone in jail or in an institution because he or she is regarded as a danger to the community. · imprisonment of habitual criminals for periods ranging from 5 to 14 years during which they are given corrective training or placed under psychiatric and medical care.
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