Family Violence Flashcards
In any law enforcement, prosecutorial, or judicial response to _______ of family violence, the ______ law enforcement or judicial officers ______ protect the victim, without regard to the ______ between the alleged ______ and victim.
allegations; responding; shall; relationship; offender
Family violence is a ________ and _______ to ______ and its ________.
serious danger; threat; society; members
The primary duties of a peace officer who investigates a ______ allegation or who responds to a ______ call that ______ involve family violence are to protect any potential victim of ______, enforce the law of this state, enforce a ______ from another jurisdiction and make lawful arrests of violators.
family violence, disturbance, may, family violence, protective order
A peace officer who investigates a ______ allegation or who responds to a ______ call that may involve family violence ______ advise any possible adult victim of all ______ means to prevent further family violence, including giving written notice of a victim’s ______ and remedies and of the availability of ______ or other community services for family violence victims.
family violence; disturbance; shall; reasonable; legal rights; shelter
STANDBY ASSISTANCE; LIABILITY. (a) In the______ of a peace officer, the officer______ stay with a victim of family violence to______ the victim and allow the victim to take the ______ of the victim or of a child in the care of the victim to a place of safety in an orderly manner.
(b) A peace officer who provides assistance under Subsection (a) of this article is______:
(1) civilly______ for an act or omission of the officer that arises in connection with providing the assistance or determining whether to provide the assistance; or
(2) civilly or______ liable for the wrongful appropriation of any personal property by the victim.
discretion; may; protect; personal property; not; liable; criminally
A peace officer who investigates a family violence incident or who responds to a disturbance call that______ involve family violence______ make a report to the Department of Family and Protective Services if the location of the incident or call, or the known address of a person involved in the incident or call, matches the address of a current licensed ______ or a verified agency foster home as listed in the Texas Crime Information Center.
may; shall; foster home
The report under this subsection may be made orally or electronically and______ be filed with the Department of Family and Protective Services within ______ of the beginning of the investigation or receipt of the disturbance call.
must; 24 hours
If a suspect is identified as being a member of the military the peace officer______ provide ______ of the incident or disturbance call to the staff judge advocate at Joint Force Headquarters or the provost marshal of the military installation to which the suspect is assigned with the intent that the ______ will be notified, as applicable.
shall; written notice; commanding officer
Each local law enforcement agency______ establish a departmental code for identifying and retrieving family violence reports. A ______ attorney or an assistant ______ attorney exercising authority in the county where the law enforcement agency maintains records______ entitled to access to the records. The Department of Family and Protective Services______ entitled to access the records relating to any person who is______ years of age or older and who resides in a licensed foster home or a verified agency foster home.
shall; district or county; district or county; is; is; 14
In order to ensure that officers responding to calls are______ of the______ and terms of ______, each municipal police department and sheriff ______ establish procedures within the department or office to provide adequate information or access to information for law enforcement officers of the names of persons protected by a protective order and of persons to whom protective orders are directed.
aware; existence; protective orders; shall
Each law enforcement officer shall accept a certified copy of an original or modified protective order as proof of the validity of the order and it is presumed the order remains valid unless:
(1) the order contains a termination date that has passed;
(2) it is more than one year after the date the order was issued; or
(3) the law enforcement officer has been notified by the clerk of the court vacating the order that the order has been vacated.
