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What are the legal differences between being taken into police custody and being detained by the police?
Jun 13, 2022 11:34 PM
Answers · 9
Taken into police custody means being arrested, you will be in the police station until they decide what to do with you, you don't have any freedom. Being detained usually means being physically held back by the police from doing anything or if the state prevents you from doing certain things.
June 13, 2022
"Custody" has more permanence than "detention". For instance, if the courts grant you custody of a child, you have control of that child as if you were an actual parent. It's not a temporary status. "Detention" refers to restraint. Whether it is temporary or permanent is not specified.
June 14, 2022
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