Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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women enjoyed the right to choose who they married. Over time their freedom to make choice increased to heights unheard of in the ancient world. Married woman did not submit to their husbands control and had the right to leave their spouse at any time with the court support. She was entitled to live in the house of her choice. They served as priests‚ they initiated lawsuits and hired who they pleased. As much as one third of Ptolemaic Egypt may have been in the firm grasp of women. Cleopatra was a prankster
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Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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Police discretion is issued to officers for the purpose of maintaining a just society. Discretion is defined the ability to form decisions based on their own judgment. These decisions are concluded through copious reasons such an officer’s experience or through their own individual backgrounds. Police discretion has the ability to dismiss minor crimes‚ yet laws exist where discretion is invalid and officers must accomplish whatever means legally to punish the criminal. Discretion gives police
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Police Discretion Should Be Enhanced Police discretion can be defined as can be examined in many ways. A police officer’s belief system consists of his or her beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and other subjective outlooks. Regardless of any factors‚ there is always room for improvement and police officer’s discretion should be enhanced. All police officer’s use discretion in every situation they encounter. Officers realize they are constantly in the public eye and every move they make
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POLICE DISCRETION There’s a difference between the ministration and administration of justice. Nobody (except mechanical jurisprudence theorists) wants a ministerial agency of justice‚ one that would ritually and religiously follow every rule and regulation down to the letter in a mechanistic‚ repetitive‚ assembly-line manner. Instead‚ we need responsible administers -- officials who show "good judgment" and exercise discretion by assessing the context of each and every situation. By definition
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NAME: ZOHAIB BAKHTYAR Topic: Does a business have any social obligation beyond profit motive? Sources Used: Arthur Miller‚ All My Sons‚ Ferdinand Tonnies‚ The Argument The Ethics of Business‚ The Economist Profit Motive‚ The Guardian Consideration of social responsibility is an important concern for the successful operation of a business. A business can be structured with the sole intention of maximizing profit‚ or it can be structured in a way in which social obligation beyond profit
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The modern Olympics are the most important international athletic competition in the world. However‚ even the Olympics since the beginning of its modern era have changed greatly in many aspects. But although the Olympic Games have varied considerably throughout the centuries‚ the main objectives stay the same; here are some things that have changed the Olympics throughout the centuries. The Ancient Olympics were a lot different from Olympics now. During the 5-day version of the Olympics‚ on the first
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Police Discretion Discretion‚ uncertainly‚ and inefficiently are rampant and essential in criminal justice. Nobody expects perfection. That would neither be good nor fair. Justice is a sporting event in which playing fair is more important than winning. Law enactment‚ enforcement‚ and administration all involve trading off the possibility of perfect outcomes for security against the worst outcomes. Policing is the most visible part of this: employees on the bottom have more discretion than employees
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Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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