In performing their duties‚ police are allowed to use a wide range of discretion. Police discretion “is defined as the power enjoyed by a public officer to make a choice among possible courses of action or inaction”(Green & Kelso‚ 2010). Using police discretion‚ officers can decide whether to make an arrest‚ and make decisions about the amount of force to use during an altercation. Factors that affect these decisions are race/ethnicity‚ the seriousness of the offense‚ the suspect’s demeanor‚ poverty
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There are many turning points throughout time in American History. For an example‚ civilization is constantly changing and adapting to new times and situation. One of the major turning points that led to political‚ social and economic changes was the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This changed the course of American history. This led to United States independence from Britain. What this declaration established was a basic natural rights to all Americans. This document is relevant
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wants to end her life and is requesting that the one thing that’s keeping her alive‚ her pacemaker‚ be disconnected. Two years ago Margie suffered a heart attack that almost took her life‚ which resulted in her having the electronic pacemaker implanted. The pacemaker keeps Margie’s heart rhythm at 100% pace‚ which is what keeps her alive. With all her family gone‚ she has no desire to live anymore and is requesting that her pacemaker be removed so that she can be reunited with her family. Margie
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Freedom should be controlled‚ because lack of control would lead to chaos. When one’s freedom is exercised in a negative way‚ not controlling it could lead to the harm of others. It would be easy to think that freedom should be given to all; but giving maleficent people freedom would end badly. After fleeing to America‚ the Puritans set up an excessively strict system‚ with religion and government exceptionally tied together (Carnes‚ 1996). Without the control of the Church of England‚ the Puritan
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The Right of Autonomy Political philosophy is the philosophy of the state. A state is a group of people who have supreme authority within a given territory or over a certain population‚ according to Wolf. Authority then‚ is the right to command and the right to be obeyed which is different from power. Power in Wolff’s terms‚ is the "ability to compel compliance." Moral autonomy is "a submission to laws which one has made for oneself." Wolf believes that there is a problem between authority
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Administrative Discretion NAME SCHOOL Should public administrators be restricted to only laid down rules in the discharge of their duties as espoused by Max Weber or should they have some amount of discretion? To me that is a very open question in regards to public administration and depending on the situation either administrators’ following guidelines is best or administrators following their best discretion can be the best for the situation at hand. So when answering this question I
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Essay: A Call For Independence Through the years before the Declaration of Independence‚ the colonists were not treated properly. They deserved their independence. The colonists have gone through a lot of trouble and I believe it was justified for them to have independence. They have gone through the Tea Act‚ Sugar Act‚ and other Townshed Acts. I will be including my opinion about what I believe to be the strongest grievance in the grievance In the Declaration of Independence is‚ the events leading
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career because it allows patients to express their right in accepting or refusing treatment. Patient autonomy is one of the key medical principles; dental professionals should abide by and follow . One way a dentist could achieve this is by agreeing on a hand signal . The patient can stop the dentist at any time during a procedure so they can take a break or rinse their mouth. A patient doesn’t have to signal the dentist to stop a procedure
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Police Discretion April 20th ‚ 2008 One aspect of the criminal justice system that has been debated for many years is that of police discretion. Police discretion is defined as the ability of a police officer‚ a prosecutor‚ a judge‚ and a jury to exercise a degree of personal decision making in deciding who is going to be charged or punished for a crime and how they are going to be punished. This basically is saying that there are situations when these law enforcement officers have to use their
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President Abraham Lincoln constructed an executive order called the Emancipation Proclamation that proved to be an integral part of African American culture. That historical turning point is celebrated as a reminder that freedom is a treasure. This day is nationally recognized as Juneteenth. But what did newfound freedom really look like for a former slave teenager? As a teenager myself‚ I imagine their first thought would be to reconnect with family members that had been snatched away from them
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