The Practice Established for Individuals Who Are Deemed a Threat

question 7

Multiple Choice

The practice established for individuals who are deemed a threat to society or who are likely to flee is:

• A) involuntary commitment.
• B) the Bail Reform Act of 1966.
• C) preventive detention.
• D) protective custody.

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Definitions:

Dissolve

The process of formally ending an organization, institution, or partnership, making it no longer legally existent.

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, like states.

Unitary

Relating to a system of government where the central government holds supreme power, with any regional governments existing solely to execute the central government's directives.

Totalitarian

A system of government where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.