In Schall v. Martin, the United States Supreme Court ruled that preventive detention violated the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments because the majority of detained youths were eventually placed on probation.

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The United States Supreme Court actually ruled in Schall v. Martin that preventive detention did not violate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. The court concluded that the detention of juveniles accused of crimes could be justified as long as it served as a legitimate means of ensuring the appearance of the accused in court or the safety of the community, and was not solely punitive.

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