Here in Maine there is a question that keeps coming up on many of the hiring interviews that I have done. The wording is a bit different each time, but the question is pretty much the same.
During you patrol shift, you stop a vehicle for "questionable" driving. During the stops investigation you determine that the driver is under the influence. As you are making the arrest a fellow officer radios for emergency backup. You are the only officer avalible and are a short distance away. What do you do?
To me that answer would be simple, drop what you are doing and respond to help the officer, but there is one factor that makes that a bit tricky. The person you are about to arrest is intoxicated and has just been caught commiting a serious crime. Their ability to care for themselves is in question and they many go back to breaking the law as soon as you leave. No one that has faced this question can come up with a flawless answer. Now I turn it loose on you, give me your input............
During you patrol shift, you stop a vehicle for "questionable" driving. During the stops investigation you determine that the driver is under the influence. As you are making the arrest a fellow officer radios for emergency backup. You are the only officer avalible and are a short distance away. What do you do?

To me that answer would be simple, drop what you are doing and respond to help the officer, but there is one factor that makes that a bit tricky. The person you are about to arrest is intoxicated and has just been caught commiting a serious crime. Their ability to care for themselves is in question and they many go back to breaking the law as soon as you leave. No one that has faced this question can come up with a flawless answer. Now I turn it loose on you, give me your input............

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