programs based on police-work; proliferation of police dramas‚ their portrayal of different means of committing and solving crime‚ and the depiction of law enforcers themselves can hamper and aid actual police work in a big way. Which drives which? Does fact derive from fiction or does fiction reflect fact? It is probably a bit of both‚ with real life providing the background/template for fictional action‚ but how much can a TV show influence what happens in real crime fighting? Police dramas affect
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Research Report The Dark Side of Discretion Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems THE DARK SIDE OF DISCRETION Leader Personality and Organizational Decline Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems Author Notes Rob Kaiser is a partner with Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan is President of Hogan Assessment Systems. Correspondence concerning this article may be directed to either author at Rob Kaiser‚ 1903 G Ashwood Ct
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Explain the Limitations on Administrator’s Discretion with Regard to Responsiveness and Efficiency. Public administrators face many obstacles and roadblocks in order to efficiently run their agencies. Sometimes‚ the legislative laws‚ or rules they have to abide by need to be altered‚ or utilized in a fashion to better maintain the everyday need of the agency. In order to make sure that the administrator is using discretion that follows the laws of the this country‚ objective responsibility‚ subjective
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Prosecutorial Discretion is the prosecuting attorney having complete authority on the turnout of a case. The prosecuting attorney has discretionary power over matters that involve "whether or not to bring criminal charges‚ deciding the nature of the charges‚ plea bargaining‚ and sentence recommendation" (U.S. Legal Inc‚ 2016‚ p. 1). Prosecutors are not obligated to take a victims accusations and represent it in front of a jury. However‚ the prosecutor is obligated to listen to the story‚ analyze
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Public Administration Discretion Bobbi Soriano Grantham University Public administration is in a constant state of flux and what worked for one era may not necessarily be the best option of doing things in a completely different era. Max Weber’s rules of public administration state that public administrators should only be allowed to follow a restricted set of rules. The people who hold offices in the public administration are also constantly changing which would also make
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laws‚ rules‚ and sayings that will explain why police officers should work hard to enhance police-community programs. First‚ according to Davis’s Dictum‚ community problems that go away by themselves come back by themselves (Dickson‚ 1980). Hence‚ in order to effectively manage crime‚ the root causes of crime need to be addressed. Second‚ according to Wolf’s Law‚ a police officer does not get a second chance to make a first impression. Thus‚ police officers should always put forth their best efforts
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Discretion In The Criminal Justice System Discretion is the eminence of once behavior or the way of speaking in order to avoid any offensive occurrence or speaking up any private issues or information in public. It is the self-determination for someone to choose or think what should be better to be done in particular circumstances. Especially for a judge‚ a public official or other private party has the authority to make decisions on any legal matters or other big official subjects. Thus‚ a person
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Justice and Authority paper Discretionary authority in the Criminal Justice system Allen Ray CJA/550 April 11th‚ 2011 Discussions in how discretion is exercised in the legal profession often raises debate in the criminal justice system. Discretion is vastly misused in many of the criminal justice fields. Areas such as youth justice‚ sentencing‚ policing‚ and a host of many other legal fields need better understanding‚ interpretation and communication. As with many practices‚ the object
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Throughout law enforcement‚ discretion plays one of the biggest roles. The biggest department in the world is known as the NYPD. The NYPD is the heart of New York City. Some people would see discretion is a good thing for the community‚ meanwhile‚ others see discretion as officers not doing their job. Discretion as many people that plays parts to how it would or should be handled. Some article argued for discretion and some argue against it. Discretion is processed differently depending on the situation
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Explain the role of discretion in the criminal justice system. As a society we believe that offenders should be held accountable for their actions but also treated fairly in the criminal investigation‚ trial process and sentencing. As a result of this‚ the power of discretion‚ that is the ability to choose from a range of options‚ is granted to some authorities ensure some flexibility for decision making within the system‚ enabling a more holistic outcome for all parties involved. The issues
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