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Answer question 19 on the basis of the following
definitions.
Harassment occurs when a person
annoys or alarms another person but
does not intend or cause physical
injury.
Menacing occurs when a person threat-
ens to cause serious physical injury to
another person but does not cause a
serious physical injury.
Assault occurs when a person causes
physical injury to another person.
19. On a foggy Friday night after work, a group
of men met at the Jolly-O Tavern for a few
beers. The conversation centered on the
merits of the two local hockey teams, and
Warren Wu stoutly defended his favorite
team against that of Tomas Ramos. Ramos
could stand just so much taunting. As he
became more angry, Ramos told Wu that he
had better "shut up" before he, Tomas
Ramos, knocked Wu's block off. Wu
continued to praise his team, whereupon
Ramos gave him such a punch to the jaw
that Wu's lip was split and a tooth was
knocked out. Based on the definitions above,
Ramos should be charged with
(A) harassment, menacing, and assault.
(B) menacing and assault.
(C) assault.
(D) no crime.
Questions 20 through 24 are to be answered
solely on the basis of the following passage.
Police officers responding to complaints
of loud or violent disagreements between
members of a family are directed to fol-
low this procedure:
1. When knocking on the door of the apart-
ment in which the dispute is taking place,
do not stand directly in front of it.
2. Separate the people taking part in the dis-
pute by taking them into different rooms.
3. Attempt to calm the people involved while
interviewing them.
4. Stay out of the dispute; do not take sides.
5. If an insult is directed at you, ignore it.
6. Advise the parties in the argument where
they may go for counseling.
7. Do not say anything that will direct the
people's anger at you.
8. Make no arrests unless one of the partici-
pants is hurt.
20. Two officers, arriving at the scene of a
family dispute, separate a screaming couple
into different rooms. The wife shouts that
her husband is having an affair with his
secretary and that she is going to file for
divorce. The wife picks up the ringing
telephone, listens briefly, and then slams it
down. She shouts to her husband, "Your
secretary just called, but she didn't leave a
message." At this point, it would be proper
for the police officer to advise that the
(A) husband end this affair at once.
(B) wife go ahead with her divorce plans.
(C) wife trust her husband.
(D) couple seek the help of local marriage
counselors.
21. Two officers respond to a complaint of
gunshots and loud arguing taking place in an
apartment. They approach the apartment and
hear a television set playing. They stand in
front of the door, knock on it, and are told to
enter. A man and a woman are sitting on a
couch watching a murder mystery on
television. The couple states that they have
been watching the program for almost two
hours. The officers evaluate the situation
and decide that a mistake has been made.
They apologize and leave. One of the
actions taken by the officers does not
conform to the procedure for dealing with
this type of situation. This occurred when
they
(A) determined that a mistake had been
made, and they apologized and left the
premises.
(B) interviewed the people involved in the
complaint.
(C) investigated the complaint even though
they could hear no argument.
(D) stood in front of the door while
knocking on it.
