Question

Preventive detention refers to:

• A. Detention as punishment for a criminal offence
• B. Holding a person in police custody based on suspicion to prevent future crimes
• C. Holding a person after a trial is completed
• D. Detention of a witness in a criminal case

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Holding a person in police custody based on suspicion to prevent future crimes

1. PUNITIVE DETENTION

• Detention as a punishment for a criminal offence

2. PREVENTIVE DETENTION

• Person is held in police custody only on the basis of a suspicion that they would conduct a criminal act or cause harm to society.