Most juvenile laws provide broad authority for the police to take juveniles into custody, which implies a protective rather than punitive form of custody.

A. True

B. False

True

Explanation:

The sole reason behind the police keeping someone in custody is to protect for the mean time the suspect pending the time he or she is guilty.

Yes it is the right of the police, given to them by the law is protect the juveniles and make sure they are kept safe until the next date to appear in court, should in case it is a court case. This law is backed up by the law.