Which Statement Is NOT an Argument Made Against the Practice

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT an argument made against the practice of preventive detention?

• A) ​It may violate the due process provisions of the Constitution.
• B) ​It is typically employed only against property offenders.
• C) ​It is impractical and can be potentially nefarious.
• D) ​It is difficult to identify those individuals for whom this concept would most aptly apply.

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Definitions:

Indentured Servitude

A labor system where people paid for their passage to a new country by working for an employer for a certain number of years.

Emancipation

The act of freeing someone from slavery or bondage, often historically relating to the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.

English Law

The legal system of England and Wales, which is based on common law principles, including statutes, judicial decisions, and traditional customs.

Epidemics

Outbreaks of diseases that spread rapidly and extensively by infection among many individuals in an area or a population at the same time.