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An offense responds to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, the officer observes the female to have bruising to her face and cut lip. The female advises that her husband punched her in the face during the course of an argument. What is the appropriate charge? (Obj. 8.13)

An officer is dispatched to an assault. The victim states she was strangled by another person, who is not related nor is she in a dating relationship with. The victim states the strangulation made her feel like she was not able to breathe. What offense has been committed? (Obj. 8.13)

__________ means to restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by secreting or holding him in a place where he is not likely to be found, or using or threatening to use deadly force. (Obj. 8.10)

An officer gets dispatched to a residence in reference to a burglary of a vehicle. The victim tells the officer that a debit card, money, driver’s license, and social security card has been stolen out of the console of the pickup. No sign of forced entry is noted and the victim tells the officer that the door might have been left unlocked. The officer makes contact with a suspicious person later in the day. The suspicious person allows the officer to search his person. The officer finds all of the victim’s items taken in the burglary. What is the highest offense that has been committed? (Obj. 8.19)

An officer receives a Child Protective Service Intake Report indicating a mother delivered an infant at the local hospital. The infant tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana. The mother admits to smoking marijuana and methamphetamines. What offense has been committed? (Obj. 8.13)

An officer was dispatched to a local hospital. The officer met with a charge nurse and found that after the birth of a child, it was discovered that the father of the child is the biological brother of the victim. What offense has been committed? (Obj. 8.14)

______________ means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period or leave that is part of an intermittent sentence, but does not include a violation of conditions of community supervision or parole other than conditions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility. (Obj. 8.25)

The officer is dispatched to shots fired in a municipal residential area. The municipality has a population of 250,000. Upon arrival in the area, the officer hears further gunfire, which leads him/her to a residence where it appears that the homeowner/suspect is seen out in the front of the residence shooting at pigeons with a .22 caliber pistol. What offense has been committed? (Obj. 8.27)

________________ means failure to act. (Obj. 8.2)

An officer was dispatched in reference to a neighbor dispute. Upon arrival, the officer learned that the victim’s dog was barking and it upset the suspect. The suspect told the victim that if he didn’t quiet the dog, the suspect was going to go back inside of his house, grab a gun, and shoot the victim and dog. (Obj. 8.13)