Usually, “preventive detention ” is the detention of a convicted criminal who has served their sentence, but is considered too dangerous to release. In that case, the detention is considered “preventive” in that it is not intended to punish or deter the criminal, but to prevent the criminal from committing further crimes and/or also protect the public. This article focuses on  this type of preventive detention , OR detention of a person without trial or conviction by a court. Its purpose is to not to punish a person for their past offences, but to prevent him from committing an offence in the near future. Remand or pre-trial detention (detention of a suspected criminal prior to trial) and involuntary commitment (detention of people considered a risk to themselves or others due to mental illness) are sometimes considered a form of preventive detention. For example, in Peru, remand is called “ prisión preventiva ”, literally “ preventive prison (detention) ” .
Usually, preventive detention is the detention of a convicted criminal who has served their sentence, but is considered too dangerous to release. In that case, the detention is considered "preventive" in that it is not intended to punish or deter the criminal, but to prevent the criminal from committing further crimes and/or also protect the public. This article focuses on both this type of preventive detention and detention of a person without trial or conviction by a court. Its purpose is to not to punish a person for their past offences, but to prevent him from committing an offence in the near future. Remand or pre-trial detention (detention of a suspected criminal prior to trial) and involuntary commitment (detention of people considered a risk to themselves or others due to mental illness) are sometimes considered a form of preventive detention. For example, in Peru, remand is called " prisión preventiva ", literally " preventive prison (detention) " .
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