On Tuesday night, Officer Jones was working the evening shift and received a call of an ongoing
fight at 50 Spring Street in his city. On his arrival, he heard a woman yelling and screaming
obscenities. He entered the house and found the woman standing over a man who was obviously
drunk. “She hit me,” said the drunk. The woman yelled louder, calling him names and pointing to her
head, “just look at this!”
What is the goal of the police officer in this situation? Be sure to include the myths and reality of
intimate partner violence.