1. Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? Why or why not. No‚ as there are different circumstances in the same crime‚ take Murder for example. A sadistic murder deliberate without motive. A violent husband who kicks his pregnant wife repeatedly‚ until she grabs a knife in desperation and stabs him to death. Two very different circumstances of the same crime of murder. 2. In what types of situations should police officers be allowed NOT to enforce the laws?
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Patrol officers use discretion each and every time while on shift. They will respond to a variety of calls and have to make a decision on scene whether to charge a subject or arrest them. Patrol officers also work traffic and enforce moving violations and equipment violations. Try to imagine if officers did not have discretion and had to fully enforce the law each time a violation occurred. This would have a negative impact on community relations and would also completely saturate our court systems
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Police officers in the United States and around the world have an extremely hard job both physically and mentally. Police discretion is a tool that officers use every day on their jobs (Odom 2009). It is a decision making process where the officer deduces from the situation and observation the best solution. For example‚ an officer pulls over a driver for running a red light. The officer must decide whether or not to issue the driver a citation. If the officer feels the driver isn’t intoxicated
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such as police officers are available 24 hours‚ 7 days a week. Police are available to handle civil complaints‚ burglaries‚ accidents‚ traffic stops‚ and even dangerous situations. There are no rules or laws to every encounter that they endure‚ so this is where discretion comes into play. Discretion is “defined as an official action by a criminal justice official based on that individual’s judgment about the best course of action.”(Walker & Katz‚ 2013‚ p351). An individual’s discretion
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When I was young‚ I thought police officers were super heroes. From the television I watched‚ police officers were always catching criminals. However‚ as I grew older‚ I saw police officers do everything but catching criminals. As I was reading Police Discretion and Boredom: What Officers Do When There Is Nothing To Do by Scott W. Phillips‚ I came to understand that‚ as the author theorized‚ an officer’s discretionary decision making can minimize the boredom that may be associated with down time
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Paper Internal & External Possessors A Contrastive Analysis of Humorous Aspects in English and German Module: Sprachwissenschaftliche Methoden und Englischunterricht Course: English in Contrast Mondays‚ 2 to 4 p.m. Lecturer: Dr. George Smith submitted by Nadja Degen born 22 November 1988 major Englisch‚ MA of Ed. minor Latein‚ MA of Ed. Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Hypothesis 3 3. Internal & external possessor
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Police discretion in law enforcement has always been a hot topic with the police and the community. The community thinks the police do not use enough discretion and the police think they use too much discretion. In my opinion I believe that the police should use discretion when they can. The police make very hard decisions on a daily basis and you do not want the police officer to rush into a decision where he either has to shoot‚ or has to talk you down. Discretion is a very important tool used
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‘Timely and valid internal and external audits are a primary safeguard against unethical financial behaviour’. Assess the accuracy of the statement. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITING Introduction by Emil Nacua Timely and Valid internal and external audits are a primary safeguard which prevents unethical financial behaviour within a business. Audits examine the past and present financial records as they are important to maintain accuracy for those who use the records as they are an aspect of
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Police Ethics Police Discretion G Abstract: This paper is going to cover the unlawful behavior that led to harmful discretionary acts that had taken place in several different police departments; from the big cities of Los Angeles and Chicago to the small department of East Moline. This will cover‚ in detail‚ how these officers went down the wrong path to self-destruct their own departments. “Police discretion refers to the authority granted to a police
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205 What is police discretion? How does the practice of discretion by today’s officers reflect on their departments and on the policing profession as a whole? Police discretion is the opportunity for police officers to exercise choice in their enforcement activities. Discretion of today’s police officers normally reflects the departments and the policing profession as a whole in a negative fashion. Imagine being a police chief. Identify and discuss the difficulties that police chiefs face today
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