There are a multitude of things that can affect a police officer’s discretion. The first big factor that they take into consideration is the suspects demeanor and how they carry themselves in the presence of the officer. A suspect that makes the officers job harder than it must be rather than cooperating with them are at a greater risk of getting arrested than not. Another big factor is the suspects records. The past charges and police run-ins will take a big toll on the officer’s decisions. In most
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Today’s police officers have more than enough pressure on them to do the right thing. One of the main tools an officer has available is their ability to do what is right in that instant‚ as it relates to discretion. If an officer followed the letter of the law and held strictly to it‚ then the jails and prisons‚ along with the court system‚ would all be so overloaded there would be nowhere to put anyone else. Not every possible scenario an officer might experience can be thought of nor taught in
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Quizlet study cards:http://quizlet.com/22983674/cj-305-police-ethics-flash-cards/ Final Review: CJ 305 Bring Green Scantron! police required to read the citizen their rights who are arrested by police -Miranda was convicted of rape. Gideon v Wainright (case): -Courts are required to provide counsel. -Ordered states to provide lawyers for those unable to afford them in criminal proceedings which could jail or imprison the defendant; warren court’s judicial activism in criminal rights
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Relationship between Private and Public Police Ashley Lewis CJS/250 September 7‚ 2014 Varrick Douglas SR. Relationship between Private and Public Police The relationship between private and public police officers has been a topic of debate for decades and still happens to be right up until this very day. Both have a responsibility to provide a certain level of protection to the public and still societal views of private and public police can be blurry. However‚ one view remains constant
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between Private and Public Police AnaMaria Sarabando-Gaspar University of Phoenix CJS/250 - INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY Professor Rich MontCalm Week #7 Write a 750- to 1‚050-word paper discussing the relationship between private and public police. Is this relationship positive or negative? Provide specific examples to support your opinion. Discuss how the conflict regarding the definition of public and private space influences the relationship between private and public police. Suggest ways this relationship
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Discretion is a major factor in the entire criminal process and refers to the freedom of choice to carry or not carry out something. This can be seen in both a positive and negative light as the police and court can both use discretion which can be damaging to either party in court in terms of achieving justice. The role of discretion within the criminal justice system has many advantages and disadvantages in the way it deals with achieving justice for individuals. Discretion can be explored through
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spaces Against Aggressive Enforcement -Police resources should be focused on serious crime -The link between disorder‚ fear‚ and crime is uncertain -Aggressive policing against those using public spaces in attacking the poor‚ not helping them -Civil liberties of the poor are infringed when the police aggressively enforce public order offenses Community Policing (Four Components) -Decentralizing decision making to include residents -Making police more accountable to the public -Changing
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Judicial Discretion Judicial discretion refers to the authority that judges have for making and interpreting certain laws. Within the United States‚ judicial discretion is one of the fundamental tenants of the system of law‚ and is guaranteed in the United States Constitution. Both state and federal judges can exercise judicial discretion‚ although their discretion is not unlimited. This study focuses on a series of legal‚ extralegal‚ and systemic variables presumed to affect the workings of criminal-justice
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To define discretion is a pretty easy task. Discretion is something you use before you do something. Discretion means to decide to do the right thing before you do the wrong thing for example you would use discretion to decide when you see a person acting strange on the street would you go over to ask that person if they are alright or would you just make the choice to walk away. Discretion is used because it gives us the ways to make a choice if we need to. We use discretion in everyday life we
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Police Department Roles and Functions Paper University of Phoenix Shannon Eldridge CJA214 December 4‚ 2012 Raymond Smith Police Department Roles and Functions Have you ever wondered what the purpose of having police patrol in every city is? They are here to help prevent and solve crimes as well as protect and serve the people within the community and their jurisdiction of law. All law enforcement agencies work together in various aspects of enforcing laws due
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