DV Flashcards
what are the three steps for law enforcement to carry out the laws
stop the violence, remove the abuser, provide written resources
what are the two legislative intent behind laws?
victim safety: stress the enforcement of laws to protect the victim
batterer accountability: communicate the attitude that violent behavior is not tolerated
why do victims of DV stay?
military, coercion, insecurity, children
whats the impact of children in dv situations?
act out in school, social challenges
T or F in the event of a dv relationship, will you arrest someone with the label?
F
mandates of rcw 10.99.030
- fully investigate
- enforce court orders
- write and submit a report
- exercise arrest powers
- provide resource information
list some options of a dv response required by law
seize all gun in plainview
request consent of temp custody of all firearms/ammo
notify victims if there are firearms/cpl
what is officer immunity!
legal authority to arrest, officer acts in good faith and without malice
there are 7 officer liabilites, list them
- failure to take proper action to protect a citizen
- failure to appropriate enforce a court order protecting a victim of domestic a buse
- failure to respond at all or in a timely manner
- failure to provide info to a victim as required by law
- arresting a citizen w/o establishing probable cause
- exhibit a pattern of differential treatment of application of the law to domestic assault cases
- failure to train
there are 7 officer liabilites, list them
- failure to take proper action to protect a citizen
- failure to appropriate enforce a court order protecting a victim of domestic a buse
- failure to respond at all or in a timely manner
- failure to provide info to a victim as required by law
- arresting a citizen w/o establishing probable cause
- exhibit a pattern of differential treatment of application of the law to domestic assault cases
- failure to train
3 phases of domestic violence
tension building, abuse incident, honeymoon phase
when is the most dangerous time for a victim to leave?
when the make the decision to get out of the relationship
t or f most likely to occur would be to sexually abuse the child
F
what are the three main questions
- is there a crime
- is there a family/household/intimate relationship
- is there a mandatory arrest
what are the four prongs to mandatory arrest
- suspect is 18 y or older
- within four hours
- family/household/intimate partner
- injuries or action to cause assault to cause reasonable fear of imminent serious bodily injury
