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mandatory arrest  

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  • 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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