Case 1 Replacing the Police Chief This case study examines the predicament of a city manager Will Spanning whose selection of a most experienced and qualified replacement for the chief of police faced stern opposition by a majority of an agenda-seeking city council who had the power to confirm or reject the appointment. Question 1: What were the advantages and risks involved in pursuing Spanning’s recruitment plan? Spanning’s recruitment plan was a thorough
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Discretionary Trusts and the concept of a sham trust. (a) The central theme regarding trusts is that they are assets that are legally owned by the trustees and not the beneficiaries. In a discretionary trust‚ the trustees have discretion as to who among a class of beneficiaries should receive income and/or capital under the trust and in what proportion (e.g. Mettoy Pension Trustees Ltd v. Evans [1990] 1 WLR 1587). So until a beneficiary is chosen to receive income or capital‚ they do not possess
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is well known that police officers have broad discretionary powers. This applies equally to delinquencies as well as juvenile crimes. The action a police officer will take depends on various factors such as the behavior of a juvenile and/or the officers observations of suspicious activities and so on. Law enforcement officers are encountering a number of delinquent behaviors among children. Offenses can range from small status offenses to serious crimes. Officers’ discretionary power is allowing them
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Reasons ethics and integrity are important for a police chief or county sheriff. In today’s society‚ it is not an easy job being a county sheriff or a police chief. The society has become over-critical of law enforcement and the person on top of the chain of command has fully responsibility of all actions on him/her since there are responsible for making the important decisions as to what is morally upright (Perez & Moore‚ 2012). How the police relate to the public since they need to have the confidence
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DISCRETIONARY POWER The power to punish a delinquent conferred on the disciplinary authority and the appellate authority is a discretionary power and the question what is adequate punishment is a question of discretion. According to Black’s Law Dictionary (5th Edition) discretionary power means "one which is not imperative or‚ if imperative‚ the time‚ manner or extent of execution of which is left to donee’s discretion." Discretion‚ when applied to public or statutory functionaries‚ means a power
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the first video‚ I noticed how Police Chief Ed Flynn discussed the division issue with vulnerable communities and police officers. In his message he states that police officers cannot protect vulnerable communities effectively if they do not trust them (Police Chief Asks for Obama’s Post-Presidency Help‚ 2016). Yet‚ the communities that need the most protection and services are the ones that do not trust police officers. Another thing that I noticed was that Chief Flynn cared about his department
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If I were assigned as a Police Chief‚ I would first need to understand that the law enforcement agency I oversee exists to maintain order and protect citizens’ life and civil liberties guaranteed to them by the Constitution of The United States and the Bill of Rights (Cordner‚ 2016). This is a task that is not taken lightly and if not properly executed could result in the loss of life or civil litigation‚ which ultimately reduces the effectiveness of the police to reach carry out their mission. To
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role in the maintenance of high standard police work. To aid an officer in effective delivery of policing the National Decision Model [NDM] (2012) is used. At the center of the six key elements in the NDM‚ are the statement of mission and values‚ which play a big part in delivering effective and a high standard of police work. This essay will look at good and bad examples of police work and will focus on integrity and police use of force. Also the police response to criticism and their willingness
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The four concepts which organizations use to design their marketing strategies (product concept‚ production concept‚ selling concept‚ and societal marketing concept) are important because they serve as a guide for businesses to plan and carry out their marketing and selling efforts. The production concept is the oldest of the concepts in business. It proposes that customers prefer products that are cheap and widely available. organizations that focus on this concept are likely to concentrate on
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of work that are discretionary and other aspects with procedures that must be followed exactly. Discretionary areas of business are those situations where owners and their employees have room to maneuver‚ compromise‚ bargain and make deals within established boundaries. Non-discretionary areas are topics or situations with very specific rules‚ regulations or other guidance that requires one way of acting. Compromise is unacceptable in these areas. Safety is one non-discretionary area that is immediately
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