Detention in the United States

Detention Definition

The act of retaining and preventing the removal of a person or property. See “Detainer.” There are more related meanings of Detention in the legal Dictionaries.

Executive Order 13493

Executive order about Review of Detention Policy Options (January 22, 2009):

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to develop policies for the detention, trial, transfer, release, or other disposition of individuals captured or apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations that are consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice, I hereby order as follows:

Section 1. Special Interagency Task Force on Detainee Disposition.

(a) Establishment of Special Interagency Task Force. There shall be established a Special Task Force on Detainee Disposition (Special Task Force) to identify lawful options for the disposition of individuals captured or apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations.

(b) Membership. The Special Task Force shall consist of the following members, or their designees:

(i) the Attorney General, who shall serve as Co-Chair;

(ii) the Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as Co-Chair;

(iii) the Secretary of State;

(iv) the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(v) the Director of National Intelligence;

(vi) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;

(vii) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and

(viii) other officers or full-time or permanent part-time employees of the United States, as determined by either of the Co-Chairs, with the concurrence of the head of the department or agency concerned.

(c) Staff. Either Co-Chair may designate officers and employees within their respective departments to serve as staff to support the Special Task Force. At the request of the Co-Chairs, officers and employees from other departments or agencies may serve on the Special Task Force with the concurrence of the heads of the departments or agencies that employ such individuals. Such staff
must be officers or full-time or permanent part-time employees of the United States. The Co-Chairs shall jointly select an officer or employee of the Department of Justice or Department of Defense to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Special Task Force.

(d) Operation. The Co-Chairs shall convene meetings of the Special Task Force, determine its agenda, and direct its work. The Co-Chairs may establish and direct subgroups of the Special Task Force, consisting exclusively of members of the Special Task Force, to deal with particular subjects.

(e) Mission. The mission of the Special Task Force shall be to conduct a comprehensive review of the lawful options available to the Federal Government with respect to the apprehension, detention, trial, transfer, release, or other disposition of individuals captured or apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations, and to identify such options as are consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice.

(f) Administration. The Special Task Force shall be established for administrative purposes within the Department of Justice, and the Department of Justice shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, provide administrative support and funding for the Special Task Force.

(g) Report. The Special Task Force shall provide a report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Counsel to the President, on the matters set forth in subsection (d) within 180 days of the date of this order unless the Co-Chairs determine that an extension is necessary, and shall provide periodic preliminary reports during those 180 days.

(h) Termination. The Co-Chairs shall terminate the Special Task Force upon the completion of its duties.”

Detention in the context of Juvenile and Family Law

Definition ofDetention published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:The temporary confinement of a minor by a public officer pursuant to law.

Detention in the Criminal Justice System

This section covers the topics below related with Detention :

Corrections

Juvenile Justice in relation with Detention

Corrections

Detention hearing in Juvenile Law

In this context, Detention hearing information is available through this American legal Encyclopedia.

Pre-dispositional Detention in Juvenile Law

In this context, Pre-dispositional Detention information is available through this American legal Encyclopedia.

Detention, in Juvenile Law

In this context, Detention, information is available through this American legal Encyclopedia.

Post-dispositional Detention or Post-D in Juvenile Law

In this context, Post-dispositional Detention or Post-D information is available through this American legal Encyclopedia.

Detention

Detention in the United States

Detention Definition

Executive Order 13493

Detention in the context of Juvenile and Family Law

Detention in the Criminal Justice System

Corrections

Juvenile Justice in relation with Detention

Corrections

Detention hearing in Juvenile Law

Pre-dispositional Detention in Juvenile Law

Detention, in Juvenile Law

Post-dispositional Detention or Post-D in Juvenile Law

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