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Mandatory arrest laws, although controversial, have gained support as one mechanism for reducing domestic violence. This research examines how police officers responded to mandatory arrest statutes. Twenty-four police departments produced data on interventions in 861 cases of domestic violence. Implementing a mandatory arrest law significantly increased arrests of offenders, especially those in violation of a restraining order. Arrest was affected by injury to the victim, use of a weapon, use of alcohol, and presence of a witness. Police training was crucial to the implementation of the mandatory arrest statute.

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Following the publication of this article, the authors noticed the following error: The Results section of the article contains a typographical error under subheading 'Study III-Effect of Mild Hypothermia, Hematoxylin and Eosin Edema'. The edema volumes of '3.1 ± 0.65 mm 3 versus 27.9 ± 6.5 mm 3 ' should read '0.7 ± 1.2 mm 3 versus 6.5 ± 9.2 mm 3 .'

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