Discuss whether police have too little or too much discretion. Secondly, provide an example (real or fictional) of a situation where police PROPERLY used discretion, and an example where police did NOT properly use discretion.

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Discuss whether police have too little or too much discretion. Secondly, provide an example (real or fictional) of a situation where police PROPERLY used discretion, and an example where police did NOT properly use discretion.

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Policing is an important institution in society which helps us to mitigate situations threat and lawlessness. It helps to provide a basic degree of security and harmony in society. It also aids the creation of a large aspect of solidarity and civic sense in people. 

It is also an important agency of social control since it helps to point out and take corrective actions to mend deviant type of behavior. One of the most important functions of policing is also deciding the moral component of certain actions since on the surface an action might appear to be good or bad simultaneously but the task lies with law enforcement and policing professional to correctly identify the actions. 

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