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Identify the Factors That Are Helping Reduce the Crime Rate

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Identify the factors that are helping reduce the crime rate in Canada.


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Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus is a legal principle ensuring that a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment before a court, usually through a habeas corpus petition.

Boumediene v. Bush

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 2008 that granted detainees at Guantanamo Bay the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts.

Military Commissions Act

A U.S. law passed in 2006 that authorized the trial by military commission of foreign enemy combatants and limited their access to habeas corpus challenges.

Enemy Combatant

An individual engaged in hostilities against a state, who does not qualify as a lawful combatant under the laws of war.

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