Discretion

Police discretion is a very important part of the entire criminal justice system. Police officers find themselves in situations every day that simply put cannot be accounted for in a rulebook. Police discretion is the idea that an officer will have the ability to judge a situation and act appropriately to it. This can be used in smaller incidents such as deciding not to give a crying pregnant woman a ticket, to some larger decisions such as an emergency sweep of a criminal’s house. A large majority

Police discretion advances or hinders the overall goals of law enforcement When police officer uses their police discretion in a positive way have advances it allow the law enforcement officer to make an effectively decision in the field because their no clear-cut solution to handle certain problems and it allow them to handle the situation or the problem. By being a police officer and in this type field the police work has many advantages a one of the such advantages allow the officer to have,

jobs without resorting to the use of force. (Cordner, 2016) When it comes to the selection process for an applicant with good communication skills, the method I would propose to use is discretion. Police officers deal with tense and dangerous situations on a daily basis, adding to the problems created by discretion. This means decisions often have to be made quickly, which in turn can place citizen's families, reputations, freedom and the worst case scenario, the civilian or the officer's life at

and federal law. Police officers work alone or with a partner patrolling the streets within their beat, therefor they are given a lot of discretion with their title. Discretionary judgment is necessary for a well functioning police department, but it must be demonstrated properly in order to have positive outcomes. A police officers ability to use discretion properly can help build the relationship between law enforcement and the community, but if officers abuse their discretionary judgment then

Discretion of a police officer is the subject I would like to tackle. In this paper I will discuss the issues I have with the discretion, the problems with these discretions I have, and how some officers may use discretion to their advantage. By the conclusion of the paper the reader will be educated on the subject of discretion and the issues facing it. Discretion is defined by Pollock (2010) as, “having the authority to choose between two or more courses of behavior. Law enforcement professionals

Bhote 1 Tenzing Bhote Professor Shawn Hill AJ 101 16 April, 2016 Power of Law “Discretion has the meaning of acting on one 's own authority and judgement. In law, discretion as to legal rulings, such as whether evidence is excluded at a trial, may be exercised by a judge. Some view discretion negatively, while some view it positively. Discretion is at all levels of law enforcement.” Discretion is a ubiquitous and legitimate aspect of modern policing, though it’s scope and limits are poorly understood

Discretion is defined as “ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds” ( merriam-webster dictionary ).Police have discretion in most jobs they take on while out in the field. This could range from a wide variety of choices from drawing his weapon to shooting his weapon, or just issuing a traffic ticket or smaller violation. With such a wide gap between little choices to life or death a policeman’s discretion can either make or break himself, his department, and how

Discretion is the disposition of decision making in particular situations especially in professional jobs. Discretion has been most ample in professions such as one of a police officials’ job. Since the 19th century, individuals have been encouraged to developing works in making policing effective while also managing to maintain democratic values, such as the man known as Herman Goldstein. Goldstein elucidated various ways that police discretion influenced the U.S. Criminal Justice System (qtd. in

Discretion at each level in the criminal justice process is necessary in order for the criminal justice system to operate efficiently because each case has its own characteristics. The criminal justice system is made up of rules and discretionary judgments that balance one another to be used in accordance with the professional experience of officials to determine if a situation will continue on to the next level. [1] While discretion is the very essence in determining the best course of action to

Police Discretion Case Analysis Albeiro E. Florez Law Enforcement Administration CCJS 340 Due by 13 October 2013 Author Note Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College. This report is a response to Professor Jeffrey B. Bumgarner’s project 2 directives. Correspondence concerning this report should be addressed to Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi eCampus, Adelphi, MD