Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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Science‚ Ltd Original Article CURRENT HEALTH SCENARIO IN RURAL INDIA Ashok Vikhe Patil‚1 K. V. Somasundaram2 and R. C. Goyal2 Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health and 2Department of Community Medicine‚ Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust‚ Maharashtra‚ India 1International ABSTRACT: India is the second most populous country of the world and has changing socio-politicaldemographic and morbidity patterns that have been drawing global attention in recent years. Despite
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Domestic Violence in America Domestic abuse in the United States is a large-scale and complex social and health problem. The family is perhaps the most violent group‚ with the home being the most violent American institution or setting today (Lay‚ 1994). Sadly enough‚ the majority of people who are murdered are not likely killed by a stranger during a hold-up or similar crime but are killed by someone they know. Not surprisingly‚ the Center for Disease Control and prevention has identified interpersonal
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Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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Patrol Officers are not assigned a case to try and solve. In most major cities police departments have enough personal to cover every aspect of a crime‚ however‚ the role of the patrol officer during investigations has increased. On page 23‚ in the book‚ under the patrol officer as an investigator‚ it mentions that the role of the patrol officer has been limited‚ however‚ as time continues that same role seem to increase. The role of the patrol officer has taken over some of the same responsibilities
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Requirements Gathering 101 By Duncan Haughey‚ PMP Requirements gathering is an essential part of any project and project management. Understanding fully what a project will deliver is critical to its success. This may sound like common sense‚ but surprisingly it’s an area that is often given far too little attention. Many projects start with the barest headline list of requirements‚ only to find later the customers’ needs have not been properly understood. One-way to avoid this problem is
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University of Phoenix Material Case Scenarios Read the following scenarios. Answer‚ in a 50- to 100-word response‚ each of the following questions: Scenario 1 Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the
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2010 HSM/230 Wisdom & Action Scenario 1. Analyze the following ethical dilemma from the perspective of rationality and respect (Dilemma Tucker & Marcuson‚ 1998). A local nonprofit organization that networks with other service agencies in the area was designed to fill gaps in needed services for families. This agency has been in existence for several years and has gained the respect of the community. The staff of this agency can serve families who have a need that cannot be served in any
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share access to the same database‚ but otherwise‚ they are operated separately by different departments of the State Patrol. State Patrol operations (what the officers do) are entirely separate. The portion of the database used with the ticket processing system involves driver data‚ ticket data‚ officer data‚ and court data. Driver data‚ officer data‚ and court data are used by the system. The system creates and maintains ticket data. Driver attributes include license number‚ name‚ address‚ date
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Running head: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Abstract Children’s developmental outcomes are compromised when a child is exposed to domestic violence (Wolfe‚ Crooks‚ Lee‚ McIntyre-Smith‚ & Jaffe‚ 2003). Children suffer adverse effects from experiencing trauma by verbal and physical behaviors directed at them and by witnessing it (English‚ Marshall‚ & Stewart‚ 2003). It is also shown that children’s social‚ emotional‚ behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and general health functions
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