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Two police officers are called to investigate a domestic abuse incident. When police arrive, they find a married couple engaged in a physical fight where the man is on top of the woman and he is holding her down by the shoulders while she is scratching his face and arms with her fingernails.
 
  After separating the two, both are assessed for injuries and an ambulance is summoned to the scene. The man has multiple scratches on his face, his neck, and on his arms. His eye is severely injured.
 
  The woman has what appears to be a black eye and her clothes are torn and barely cover her underclothes. The woman stated that he insisted on sexual relations and began pulling off her clothes and she kicked him in the groin and tried to run away. He caught up to her and started to pull off her clothes and she was trying to fight him off. She also tells police that she does not want to press charges.
 
  The man told the officers that his wife was angry at him and he just wanted to have a little fun. Things got out of hand and she kicked him in the groin. He said that he just was trying to keep her from hitting him so he pushed her down. He doesn't know how her eye got injured but insists that he is the victim by saying, Look at me Look at what that B_ _ _ H did to me
 
  Who should police arrest in this situation?
 
  A) The wife should be arrested since she started the incident with violence.
  B) The husband should be arrested because he is the primary physical aggressor.
  C) Both should be arrested since both were involved in mutual combat.
  D) None should be arrested since neither wants the other to be arrested.

Question 2

Two officers have been dispatched to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance at a home. After officers have entered the location of the domestic violence call and have secured the area, the investigation begins. The first rule is to interview the suspect and victim separately. One officer is about to interview the suspect. What should the police officer do?
 
  A) Read the Miranda warnings to the suspect.
  B) Arrest the suspect.
  C) Remove the suspect from the home and conduct the interview while the suspect is locked in the back of the squad car.
  D) Interview the suspect without reading the Miranda warnings.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: D





 

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