diff --git a/src/compute/boolean.rs b/src/compute/boolean.rs
index 39084400f96..46d72669541 100644
--- a/src/compute/boolean.rs
+++ b/src/compute/boolean.rs
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 use crate::array::{Array, BooleanArray};
 use crate::bitmap::{Bitmap, MutableBitmap};
 use crate::datatypes::DataType;
-use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::scalar::BooleanScalar;
 
 use super::utils::combine_validities;
 
 /// Helper function to implement binary kernels
-fn binary_boolean_kernel<F>(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray, op: F) -> Result<BooleanArray>
+fn binary_boolean_kernel<F>(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray, op: F) -> BooleanArray
 where
     F: Fn(&Bitmap, &Bitmap) -> Bitmap,
 {
-    if lhs.len() != rhs.len() {
-        return Err(Error::InvalidArgumentError(
-            "Cannot perform bitwise operation on arrays of different length".to_string(),
-        ));
-    }
+    assert_eq!(
+        lhs.len(),
+        rhs.len(),
+        "lhs and rhs must have the same length"
+    );
 
     let validity = combine_validities(lhs.validity(), rhs.validity());
 
@@ -25,48 +24,40 @@ where
 
     let values = op(left_buffer, right_buffer);
 
-    Ok(BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, values, validity))
+    BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, values, validity)
 }
 
-/// Performs `AND` operation on two arrays. If either left or right value is null then the
-/// result is also null.
-/// # Error
-/// This function errors when the arrays have different lengths.
-/// # Example
+/// Performs `&&` operation on two [`BooleanArray`], combining the validities.
+/// # Panics
+/// This function panics iff the arrays have different lengths.
+/// # Examples
 /// ```rust
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
-/// use arrow2::error::Result;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean::and;
-/// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(false), Some(true), None]);
 /// let b = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(true), Some(false)]);
-/// let and_ab = and(&a, &b)?;
+/// let and_ab = and(&a, &b);
 /// assert_eq!(and_ab, BooleanArray::from(&[Some(false), Some(true), None]));
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
 /// ```
-pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
+pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
     binary_boolean_kernel(lhs, rhs, |lhs, rhs| lhs & rhs)
 }
 
-/// Performs `OR` operation on two arrays. If either left or right value is null then the
-/// result is also null.
-/// # Error
-/// This function errors when the arrays have different lengths.
-/// # Example
+/// Performs `||` operation on two [`BooleanArray`], combining the validities.
+/// # Panics
+/// This function panics iff the arrays have different lengths.
+/// # Examples
 /// ```rust
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
-/// use arrow2::error::Result;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean::or;
-/// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(false), Some(true), None]);
 /// let b = BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(true), Some(true), Some(false)]);
-/// let or_ab = or(&a, &b)?;
+/// let or_ab = or(&a, &b);
 /// assert_eq!(or_ab, BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(true), Some(true), None]));
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
 /// ```
-pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
+pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
     binary_boolean_kernel(lhs, rhs, |lhs, rhs| lhs | rhs)
 }
 
@@ -76,11 +67,10 @@ pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
 /// ```rust
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean::not;
-/// # fn main() {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(false), Some(true), None]);
 /// let not_a = not(&a);
 /// assert_eq!(not_a, BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(true), Some(false), None]));
-/// # }
 /// ```
 pub fn not(array: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
     let values = !array.values();
@@ -88,9 +78,7 @@ pub fn not(array: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
     BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, values, validity)
 }
 
-/// Returns a non-null [BooleanArray] with whether each value of the array is null.
-/// # Error
-/// This function never errors.
+/// Returns a non-null [`BooleanArray`] with whether each value of the array is null.
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
@@ -112,16 +100,15 @@ pub fn is_null(input: &dyn Array) -> BooleanArray {
     BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, values, None)
 }
 
-/// Returns a non-null [BooleanArray] with whether each value of the array is not null.
+/// Returns a non-null [`BooleanArray`] with whether each value of the array is not null.
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean::is_not_null;
-/// # fn main() {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(&vec![Some(false), Some(true), None]);
 /// let a_is_not_null = is_not_null(&a);
 /// assert_eq!(a_is_not_null, BooleanArray::from_slice(&vec![true, true, false]));
-/// # }
 /// ```
 pub fn is_not_null(input: &dyn Array) -> BooleanArray {
     let values = match input.validity() {
@@ -142,12 +129,12 @@ pub fn is_not_null(input: &dyn Array) -> BooleanArray {
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean::and_scalar;
 /// use arrow2::scalar::BooleanScalar;
-/// # fn main() {
+///
 /// let array = BooleanArray::from_slice(&[false, false, true, true]);
 /// let scalar = BooleanScalar::new(Some(true));
 /// let result = and_scalar(&array, &scalar);
 /// assert_eq!(result, BooleanArray::from_slice(&[false, false, true, true]));
-/// # }
+///
 /// ```
 pub fn and_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray {
     match scalar.value() {
@@ -186,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn or_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray {
     }
 }
 
-/// Check if any of the values in the array is `true`
+/// Returns whether any of the values in the array is `true`
 pub fn any(array: &BooleanArray) -> bool {
     if array.is_empty() {
         false
diff --git a/src/compute/boolean_kleene.rs b/src/compute/boolean_kleene.rs
index 7bd412bfce3..48d90433ee9 100644
--- a/src/compute/boolean_kleene.rs
+++ b/src/compute/boolean_kleene.rs
@@ -1,35 +1,31 @@
 //! Boolean operators of [Kleene logic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic#Kleene_and_Priest_logics).
 use crate::datatypes::DataType;
-use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::scalar::BooleanScalar;
 use crate::{
-    array::BooleanArray,
+    array::{Array, BooleanArray},
     bitmap::{binary, quaternary, ternary, unary, Bitmap, MutableBitmap},
 };
 
 /// Logical 'or' operation on two arrays with [Kleene logic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic#Kleene_and_Priest_logics)
-/// # Errors
-/// This function errors if the operands have different lengths.
+/// # Panics
+/// This function panics iff the arrays have a different length
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use arrow2::error::Result;
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean_kleene::or;
-/// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(false), None]);
 /// let b = BooleanArray::from(&[None, None, None]);
-/// let or_ab = or(&a, &b)?;
+/// let or_ab = or(&a, &b);
 /// assert_eq!(or_ab, BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), None, None]));
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
 /// ```
-pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
-    if lhs.len() != rhs.len() {
-        return Err(Error::InvalidArgumentError(
-            "Cannot perform bitwise operation on arrays of different length".to_string(),
-        ));
-    }
+pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
+    assert_eq!(
+        lhs.len(),
+        rhs.len(),
+        "lhs and rhs must have the same length"
+    );
 
     let lhs_values = lhs.values();
     let rhs_values = rhs.values();
@@ -90,36 +86,29 @@ pub fn or(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
         }
         (None, None) => None,
     };
-    Ok(BooleanArray::new(
-        DataType::Boolean,
-        lhs_values | rhs_values,
-        validity,
-    ))
+    BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs_values | rhs_values, validity)
 }
 
 /// Logical 'and' operation on two arrays with [Kleene logic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic#Kleene_and_Priest_logics)
-/// # Errors
-/// This function errors if the operands have different lengths.
+/// # Panics
+/// This function panics iff the arrays have a different length
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use arrow2::error::Result;
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean_kleene::and;
-/// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+///
 /// let a = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(false), None]);
 /// let b = BooleanArray::from(&[None, None, None]);
-/// let and_ab = and(&a, &b)?;
+/// let and_ab = and(&a, &b);
 /// assert_eq!(and_ab, BooleanArray::from(&[None, Some(false), None]));
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
 /// ```
-pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
-    if lhs.len() != rhs.len() {
-        return Err(Error::InvalidArgumentError(
-            "Cannot perform bitwise operation on arrays of different length".to_string(),
-        ));
-    }
+pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> BooleanArray {
+    assert_eq!(
+        lhs.len(),
+        rhs.len(),
+        "lhs and rhs must have the same length"
+    );
 
     let lhs_values = lhs.values();
     let rhs_values = rhs.values();
@@ -179,11 +168,7 @@ pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
         }
         (None, None) => None,
     };
-    Ok(BooleanArray::new(
-        DataType::Boolean,
-        lhs_values & rhs_values,
-        validity,
-    ))
+    BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs_values & rhs_values, validity)
 }
 
 /// Logical 'or' operation on an array and a scalar value with [Kleene logic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic#Kleene_and_Priest_logics)
@@ -193,12 +178,11 @@ pub fn and(lhs: &BooleanArray, rhs: &BooleanArray) -> Result<BooleanArray> {
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::scalar::BooleanScalar;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean_kleene::or_scalar;
-/// # fn main() {
+///
 /// let array = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(false), None]);
 /// let scalar = BooleanScalar::new(Some(false));
 /// let result = or_scalar(&array, &scalar);
 /// assert_eq!(result, BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(false), None]));
-/// # }
 /// ```
 pub fn or_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray {
     match scalar.value() {
@@ -226,12 +210,11 @@ pub fn or_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray {
 /// use arrow2::array::BooleanArray;
 /// use arrow2::scalar::BooleanScalar;
 /// use arrow2::compute::boolean_kleene::and_scalar;
-/// # fn main() {
+///
 /// let array = BooleanArray::from(&[Some(true), Some(false), None]);
 /// let scalar = BooleanScalar::new(None);
 /// let result = and_scalar(&array, &scalar);
 /// assert_eq!(result, BooleanArray::from(&[None, Some(false), None]));
-/// # }
 /// ```
 pub fn and_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray {
     match scalar.value() {
@@ -250,3 +233,25 @@ pub fn and_scalar(array: &BooleanArray, scalar: &BooleanScalar) -> BooleanArray
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Returns whether any of the values in the array is `true`
+pub fn any(array: &BooleanArray) -> bool {
+    if array.is_empty() {
+        false
+    } else if array.validity().is_some() {
+        array.into_iter().any(|v| v == Some(true))
+    } else {
+        let vals = array.values();
+        vals.unset_bits() != vals.len()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns whether all values in the array are `true`
+pub fn all(array: &BooleanArray) -> bool {
+    if array.is_empty() || array.null_count() > 0 {
+        false
+    } else {
+        let vals = array.values();
+        vals.unset_bits() == 0
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/compute/comparison/mod.rs b/src/compute/comparison/mod.rs
index 8f67856b90e..4ad7920705e 100644
--- a/src/compute/comparison/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compute/comparison/mod.rs
@@ -515,21 +515,20 @@ fn finish_eq_validities(
         (Some(lhs), None) => compute::boolean::and(
             &BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs, None),
             &output_without_validities,
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
+        ),
         (None, Some(rhs)) => compute::boolean::and(
             &output_without_validities,
             &BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, rhs, None),
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
+        ),
         (Some(lhs), Some(rhs)) => {
             let lhs = BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs, None);
             let rhs = BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, rhs, None);
             let eq_validities = compute::comparison::boolean::eq(&lhs, &rhs);
-            compute::boolean::and(&output_without_validities, &eq_validities).unwrap()
+            compute::boolean::and(&output_without_validities, &eq_validities)
         }
     }
 }
+
 fn finish_neq_validities(
     output_without_validities: BooleanArray,
     validity_lhs: Option<Bitmap>,
@@ -540,18 +539,18 @@ fn finish_neq_validities(
         (Some(lhs), None) => {
             let lhs_negated =
                 compute::boolean::not(&BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs, None));
-            compute::boolean::or(&lhs_negated, &output_without_validities).unwrap()
+            compute::boolean::or(&lhs_negated, &output_without_validities)
         }
         (None, Some(rhs)) => {
             let rhs_negated =
                 compute::boolean::not(&BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, rhs, None));
-            compute::boolean::or(&output_without_validities, &rhs_negated).unwrap()
+            compute::boolean::or(&output_without_validities, &rhs_negated)
         }
         (Some(lhs), Some(rhs)) => {
             let lhs = BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, lhs, None);
             let rhs = BooleanArray::new(DataType::Boolean, rhs, None);
             let neq_validities = compute::comparison::boolean::neq(&lhs, &rhs);
-            compute::boolean::or(&output_without_validities, &neq_validities).unwrap()
+            compute::boolean::or(&output_without_validities, &neq_validities)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/it/compute/boolean.rs b/tests/it/compute/boolean.rs
index fb0d1c6da31..f05d09e616b 100644
--- a/tests/it/compute/boolean.rs
+++ b/tests/it/compute/boolean.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::iter::FromIterator;
 fn array_and() {
     let a = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, false, true, true]);
     let b = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, true, false, true]);
-    let c = and(&a, &b).unwrap();
+    let c = and(&a, &b);
 
     let expected = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, false, false, true]);
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn array_and() {
 fn array_or() {
     let a = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, false, true, true]);
     let b = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, true, false, true]);
-    let c = or(&a, &b).unwrap();
+    let c = or(&a, &b);
 
     let expected = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, true, true, true]);
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn array_or_validity() {
         Some(false),
         Some(true),
     ]);
-    let c = or(&a, &b).unwrap();
+    let c = or(&a, &b);
 
     let expected = BooleanArray::from(vec![
         None,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn array_and_validity() {
         Some(false),
         Some(true),
     ]);
-    let c = and(&a, &b).unwrap();
+    let c = and(&a, &b);
 
     let expected = BooleanArray::from(vec![
         None,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn array_and_sliced_same_offset() {
 
     let a = a.slice(8, 4);
     let b = b.slice(8, 4);
-    let c = and(&a, &b).unwrap();
+    let c = and(&a, &b);
 
     let expected = BooleanArray::from_slice(vec![false, false, false, true]);