Concept information
Preferred term
mandatory arrest
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]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/mandatory_arrest
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