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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > preventive detention
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > preventive detention
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > preventive detention
... > social science subjects > education > teaching > classroom management > classroom interventions > behavioral classroom interventions > detention > preventive detention

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preventive detention  

Definition(s)

  • Preventive detention is the incarceration or detention of an individual deemed to pose a risk to society. Versions of preventive detention operate both within and outside the criminal justice system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Preventive Detention]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W0XPM69Z-P

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