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Border Patrol
Government agents tasked with monitoring and securing a country’s borders to prevent illegal immigration and trafficking.
Civil Commitment Laws
Legal statutes that allow for the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others, usually due to mental illness.
Kansas v. Hendricks
A landmark legal case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of civilly committing sexual predators post their prison terms, under certain conditions.
Juvenile Superpredators
A controversial term used to describe young individuals who commit serious crimes with perceived recklessness and lack of remorse.
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