The scope of mandatory arrest policies can be traced to the 1970’s when various women rights groups raised concerns regarding police negligence in handling matters regarding domestic violence lawsuits. Speaking of mandatory arrest policies, this connotes to domestic violence statutes that necessitate police to arrest a suspected batterer, irrespective of the wishes or evidence from the victim (Hirschel et al., 2007). In a nutshell, mandatory arrest laws or policies allow police officers to implement arrest on incidents aligned with domestic violence minus a warrant. The inception of mandatory arrest laws and policies was viewed as a positive initiative Continue reading...