The use of force by police in the discharge of their duties can both be reformed and controlled without compromising the capacity of the police to maintain public safety and enforce the law. Violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Violence is most typically an outgrowth of conflict when peaceful dispute mechanisms fail. The use of force by police frequently occurs in situations that are characterized by violence prior to the arrival of police. Crime‚ particularly violent crime
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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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Police discretion Police discretion can be defined as actions undertaken by law enforcers in which they exercise their individual judgment in order to determine the best course of action (Gaines & Kappeler‚ 2003). Before deciding whether a certain action should be pursued against a suspect‚ the police take into account many factors‚ at least in theory. As Kleinig (1996) stresses‚ discretion also gives law enforcers “a permission‚ privilege‚ or prerogative to use judgment about how to make a practical
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Police Role & Discretion By Dr Jacqueline Azzopardi PhD What is a “role”? Role = RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES linked with a particular position in society Role expectation = the BEHAVIOUR & ACTIONS that people expect from a person in a particular role Role conflict = Trying to perform 2 or more INCOMPATIBLE responsibilities (STRESS!) Eg: Police Service Vs P Force What is the Role of the Police? “Anyone attempting to construct a workable definition of the police role will typically come away with old
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How Could Globalization be reformed? Being that multinational firms have contributed to economic growth in the developing world there are risks of growing corporate power and with its power comes its abuses. The pursuit of a just society involves careful balance of these two necessities with regard to the corporate sector. Since corporations are responsible for much of the wealth and many of the jobs in these third world countries we would have to encourage the corporate sector that justice and
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Discretion refers to the authority granted to a police officer that allows him to decide how best to deal with a certain situation. This is aimed at increasing the flexibility of the justice system as punishment may not always be the appropriate mode of dealing with crimes. Discretion may empower a police officer to overlook a minor offense giving the offender a warning. Police discretion is a very important aspect in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a constant dilemma between
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Police Discretion Case Analysis Albeiro E. Florez Law Enforcement Administration CCJS 340 Due by 13 October 2013 Author Note Albeiro E. Florez‚ Department of Criminal Justice‚ University of Maryland University College. This report is a response to Professor Jeffrey B. Bumgarner’s project 2 directives. Correspondence concerning this report should be addressed to Albeiro E. Florez‚ Department of Criminal Justice‚ University of Maryland University College‚ Adelphi eCampus‚ Adelphi‚ MD
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that have been the center of controversy for centuries which is police discretion. Discretion is defined as‚ “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choicer or judgment‚ power of the free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds” by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The people of the United States has been a part of this concept for the creation of the Unites States Constitution. The Constitution allows police officers to have the authority to make a sensible and accountable
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Police discretion in law enforcement has always been a hot topic with the police and the community. The community thinks the police do not use enough discretion and the police think they use too much discretion. In my opinion I believe that the police should use discretion when they can. The police make very hard decisions on a daily basis and you do not want the police officer to rush into a decision where he either has to shoot‚ or has to talk you down. Discretion is a very important tool used
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205 What is police discretion? How does the practice of discretion by today’s officers reflect on their departments and on the policing profession as a whole? Police discretion is the opportunity for police officers to exercise choice in their enforcement activities. Discretion of today’s police officers normally reflects the departments and the policing profession as a whole in a negative fashion. Imagine being a police chief. Identify and discuss the difficulties that police chiefs face today
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