1. The instructor in the Academy is preparing the class for a role-playing exercise concerning Family Offenses and domestic violence. As such problems require special treatment, it is important that officers be able to recognize these situations. The instructor provides the following information:
As defined in the Family Court Act, a family or household includes persons who:
* Are related by blood (consanguinity)
* Are legally married to one another
* Were formally legally married to one another
* Are related by marriage (affinity)
* Have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at any time
An expanded definition of family or household includes the above, as well as persons who:
* Are not legally married, but are currently living together in a family-type relationship
* Are not legally married, but formerly lived together in a family-type relationship
A family/household thus includes “common-law” marriages, same sex couples, different generation of the same family, siblings and in-laws.
A family offense is any act which may constitute disorderly conduct (including acts amounting to disorderly conduct not committed in a public place), harassment, menacing, reckless endangerment, assault 2nd or 3rd degree, or attempted assault between members of the same family/household, as defined in the Family Court Act. If the offense is other than one of the foregoing, and/or the family/household relationship is NOT one defined in the Family Court Act, the offense is NOT A FAMILY OFFENSE and must be processed in Criminal Court.
The student officers are now asked to enact a role-play situation involving a family offense. According to the above information, which one of the following would be considered a family offense?