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    Preventive Detention

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    Preventive detention is an imprisonment that is not imposed as the punishment for a crime‚ but in order to prevent a person from committing a crime‚ if that person is deemed likely to commit a crime. In most democracies‚ no one can be arrested without being told the grounds for such an arrest‚ except under rare and special circumstances (usually anti-terrorism legislation). An arrested citizen has certain rights: He/she must be subject to and informed of a criminal charge and brought before the

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    Pretrial Detention

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    bail/bond or even be denied realase. This indvidual must stay in jail until his court hearing‚ the time the person waits in jail is called pretrial detention. Today throughout the world pretrial detention has caused many issues in which this paper will look further into. Some of the issues that will be explored in this paper are how pretrial detention is causing overcrowded prisons‚ and how that is affecting our society. Another issue that will be looked upon is the expression “innocent until proven

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    Detention Centres

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    The issue of Detention centres and whether or not there uses are necessary to protect our nation is a subject of great debate. This issue seems to fall into a moral grey area‚ as not having them would be morally wrong in that we would be letting anyone from anywhere into our country thus leaving unchecked entries of possible terrorists and other sorts of plausible threats. But having them still‚ at the same time‚ falls into this moral grey spot. The reason that these detention centres exist is because

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    Juvenile Detention Facilities are supposed to be a place where juvenile delinquents learn their lesson behind bars. Well‚ recent studies show that that kind of punishment is not beneficial at all. “The main approach of the overwhelming majority of these detention centers is warehouse‚ control and punish. Only 10 percent to 20 percent of these facilities are making changes‚ according to one estimate‚ and most of those aren’t using evidence-based practices based on the model programs guide put together

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    Juvenile detention centers were officially established in the United States in 1898 in Chicago‚ Illinois. Before this‚ minors were tried as adults in the criminal justice system. This change was founded on the two basic principles that minors should not be expected to receive the same punishments as an adult would‚ because they have not fully developed‚ and that the court system should focus on rehabilitation for the young children. The juvenile detention system established‚ was supposed to be quite

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    “Um...hello?” asked Flannery‚ walking into the detention room. She was surprised (and slightly unnerved) to see how normal it looked. “Hello!” A voice called from the desk in the corner. A girl with pale skin‚ magenta eyes‚ and purple hair tied back with a black‚ icy-looking hair clip. “Are you Hisakawa Flannery-san?” “Uh‚ yes.” said Flannery. “Hey‚ you look like-” “Hyakkihime from Ameonna-sensei’s class? That’s right.” said the girl. “I am also called Hyakkihime‚ and she is my sister’s niece

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    Rights During Detention

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    Describe the rights during detention at a police station of an individual suspected of a serious offence. 18marks In 1984 the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) contains police powers. Inside PACE there are codes of practice found in Section 66. One of the rights/safeguards is the criminal justice and public order act of 1994; this rule has been arranged and now on adverse inference can be drawn if the defendant remains silent. Another right is suspects have the right to make

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    Another type of alternative to detention is the community-based support and case-management services. This alternative is what every advocacy group is fighting for because it can be as effective as the other alternatives‚ and it has a much more humane approach. It removes the stigmatization that ankle monitors and other restrictive forms of supervision cause. This type of alternatives helps immigrants understand their legal obligations‚ resulting in higher rates of court appearance. ICE has been

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    had his iPhone 6s containing the pictures of the culprits with him. He also made made sure he had a hand seamer and credit card with him. Leo scampered to the Juvenile Detention at his max speed. He made it there in 5s. Leo had gotten even faster than he was at first track meet. Once he got to the Juvenile Detention Center he tried using the credit card to open the door. Next‚ Leo noticed that door was electronic. “Dang It!” he thought to himself.

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    Mandatory Detention of Child refugees in Australia The mandatory detention of children is one of the most cruel and inhumane rules of modern day Australia. It is unfair and cruel for the children that have to undergo through this kind of trauma as it mentally and physically affects them in a way that cannot be reversed. It handicaps them‚ and when they finally do get released‚ they will find that life is much harder for them. Mandatory detention is an acceptable and well established rule‚ but

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