Police Discretion Police discretion is the ability to choose a course of action because of broad limits of power. It "refers to the autonomy an officer has in choosing an appropriate course of action" (The Police In America‚ 113). It "includes authority to decide which of the various means of helping the helpless‚ maintaining order‚ and keeping the peace are best suited to particular circumstances" (www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1989/january/Sa15878.htm). The police need to have discretion
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Abstract In the last thirty years police have researched and determined which model of policing works for preventing and controlling crime in our communities. In this paper I am going to describe and compare the different models of policing- standard‚ community‚ broken window‚ hotspot‚ compstat‚ and problem oriented policing. I am going to give examples of each type of policing and discuss which models of policing would benefit the most from effective crime analysis. In conclusion I will give my
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criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with
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Term Paper 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
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The Role of Police. People depend on police officers and detectives to protect their lives and property. Law enforcement officers‚ some of whom are State or Federal special agents or inspectors‚ perform these duties in a variety of ways‚ depending on the size and type of their organization. In most jurisdictions‚ they are expected to exercise authority when necessary‚ whether on or off duty. Police officers have general law enforcement duties‚ including maintaining regular patrols and responding
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How can the structure-agency debate help us to understand the attitudes towards police work and the actions of Captain Louis De Koster as a police officer? The structure-agency debate is a debate that asks one “to what extent are we shaped by social structure and to what extent do we exercise agency to determine our own biography?”. I am going to use this debate to understand the attitude and actions of Captain Louis De Koster as a police officer. Structure is the complex framework of social
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dictionary defines the family as two or more people who share goals and values‚ have long-term commitments to one another‚ and reside usually in the same dwelling place. In the past‚ present‚ and future the definition of the word family will have an ever changing meaning. Whenever I hear the word family the first word that comes to my mind is unity. Unity in a way as which a group acts together for their own personal well-being. In the movie Tigerland‚ it is a perfect description of Webster’s dictionary
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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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Policing Response Calvin Johnson NSC/210 September 10‚ 2013 Willie Sturgill Policing Response There are many issues that law enforcement face in today’s police force. There is not a federal agency that has authority over the policing agency to ensure that all standards are being followed (2008‚ p. 81). Even though there are federal and state governments have required standards for the policing agencies to follow‚ they have no way
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Analysis & Application Police Complaints November 21‚ 2011 Abstract Conducting ourselves as mature individuals could determine whether or not we’re taken seriously within society. Since the beginning of time‚ black‚ white‚ Hispanic‚ etc.‚ have filed complaints against police officers‚ regardless of their maturity level or regardless of their own fault level. Is society too disrespectful to law enforcement? If civilians could walk in police officer shoes for one day would the complaint
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