An attorney says, "You should not be able to confine (punish) a person on the basis of assuming that the person will harm someone. And you should certainly not be able to confine the person without a jury trial. It may be called 'treatment,' but it still feels to the person like imprisonment without having committed a crime." The attorney is criticizing ____.

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The attorney is criticizing civil commitment, which involves confining individuals who have not committed a crime but are deemed a danger to themselves or others, often without a jury trial. This process can indeed feel like imprisonment to the person involved, despite being labeled as treatment.

An Attorney Says, "You Should Not Be Able to Confine