The central issues inDeadly Force on Patrolrevolve around the factorsboth legal and extralegalthat go into the decision-making process for law enforcement agents on patrol. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following questions.

"Differential response" is a law enforcement strategy designed to make police on patrol more efficient. Following this strategy, patrol officers and 911 dispatchers are required to give "essential" calls for service priority over "nonessential" calls for service. "Essential" 911 calls involve crimes that must be dealt with immediately, such as crimes in progress or those involving violence. "Nonessential" 911 calls involve crimes that do not need immediate attention. In this scenario, would a patrol officer consider the call for service regarding the house party "essential" or "nonessential"? Why? What are the pros and cons of a differential response strategy?