mandatory arrest
type: Concept
definition: Mandatory arrest laws and policies require police to arrest a person who commits a misdemeanor domestic violence offense. This is a new approach to policing and to treating domestic violence offenses, an approach that removes discretion from the police in handling these cases. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Mandatory Arrest]
broader: policing

policing
type: Concept
narrower: mandatory arrest

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: mandatory arrest