DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TEXTBOOK (Massachusetts), Atty. Patrick Rogers, 2002
All major areas pertaining to DV fully and thoroughly discussed - firearms issues, definitions, venue & jurisdiction, emergency orders, duties of police, jurisdictional arrests issues, spousal testimony, violation of ROs outside of Massachusetts (interstate enforcement), types of service, violations of ROs, domestic abuse exception to the warrant requirement, dwelling house entries on 911 calls, dwelling house entries on an emergency, model policy on DV issued by the Secretary of Public Safety, and what can amount to an assault under c. 265 § 13A.
Also includes a comprehensive analysis of Commonwealth v. Kiser, which held that police can no longer warrantlessly enter a dwelling house simply because of a loud party or loud music—the definition of “breach of the peace” must now be more rigorously interpreted before police can effect an entry into a dwelling.
8 1/2" x 11", 122 pages, softcover, BD9402 / $5.00
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