A neighbor calls the police when she overhears a domestic dispute. The officer arrives on the scene and observes an uninjured woman hitting her husband with a baseball bat. The victim insists that he does not want to press charges. The police department follows ______ in cases of intimate partner violence, so the officer arrests her anyway.

A. zero-tolerance policies
B. discretionary arrest policies
C. mandatory arrest policies
D. hot spot policing policies


C. mandatory arrest policies

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The level of evidence used in extraordinary civil cases such as commitment and child custody is __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Give your own brief definition of a “law” and describe some of the differences between civil law and common law.

What will be an ideal response?

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Some prisons feed the inmates using cafeteria style feeding by having the inmates come to a central dining room in groups

a. True b. False

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