Running head: POLICE DISCRETION Police Discretion CJA/342 University Of Phoenix Police Discretion Police discretion is an important tool in police work due to the law sometimes being too vague or ambiguous. Police officers are trained on different scenarios that one may come across while they are at the academy. The problem tends to arise when a police officer comes across a situation that they were not trained for‚ and since the academy cannot cover every possible scenario that
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“How has the concept of vampire changed over time? In your answer‚ refer to at least two texts” The concept of vampires is constantly changing over time. Everyone has their own perspective of vampires due to their different understandings. The myth of “vampires” is grounded in many superstitions‚ legends and folklore. Although modern thought has allowed people to dispel the belief in the existence of vampires‚ the myth has endured due to our fascination with the horrific and the unknown. Hence
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Discretion is defined as the authority to make a decision between two or more choices (Pollock‚ 2010). More specifically‚ it is defined as “the capacity to identify and to document criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement
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Introduction Over the centuries that maps have been created‚ they have changed by a lot‚ they have gotten some helpful tools such as BOLTS which has made understanding maps much easier. This essay will focus about the compass‚ the age of discovery‚ how the compass has made maps more accurate‚ how maps have changed over time and a comparison between an old map and a modern map. Compass The compass is a tool which has helped navigation greatly‚ it is a navigation tool which allows people to know what
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women enjoyed the right to choose who they married. Over time their freedom to make choice increased to heights unheard of in the ancient world. Married woman did not submit to their husbands control and had the right to leave their spouse at any time with the court support. She was entitled to live in the house of her choice. They served as priests‚ they initiated lawsuits and hired who they pleased. As much as one third of Ptolemaic Egypt may have been in the firm grasp of women. Cleopatra was a prankster
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Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion
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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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Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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Police discretion is issued to officers for the purpose of maintaining a just society. Discretion is defined the ability to form decisions based on their own judgment. These decisions are concluded through copious reasons such an officer’s experience or through their own individual backgrounds. Police discretion has the ability to dismiss minor crimes‚ yet laws exist where discretion is invalid and officers must accomplish whatever means legally to punish the criminal. Discretion gives police
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NAME: ZOHAIB BAKHTYAR Topic: Does a business have any social obligation beyond profit motive? Sources Used: Arthur Miller‚ All My Sons‚ Ferdinand Tonnies‚ The Argument The Ethics of Business‚ The Economist Profit Motive‚ The Guardian Consideration of social responsibility is an important concern for the successful operation of a business. A business can be structured with the sole intention of maximizing profit‚ or it can be structured in a way in which social obligation beyond profit
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