An officer leaves the scene of a domestic violence call where the wife says the husband hit her and will continue to do so if her husband is not arrested.The officer can be held liable for which type of negligence if the wife is killed later that evening by her husband?

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Failure to protect refers to a situation where an officer, knowing a credible threat or harm exists, fails to take reasonable steps to prevent that harm, leading to liability if harm occurs as a result of that failure. In this scenario, the officer was aware of the ongoing threat to the wife and chose not to act, which directly relates to the concept of failure to protect.

An Officer Leaves the Scene of a Domestic Violence Call