- The Uses and Abuses of Police Discretion: Toward Harm Reduction Policing
In this essay, I first provide a brief overview of the history and evolution of police discretion from the 1960s to today and explain how its exercise has been impacted in recent decades by the war on drugs and the adoption of “broken windows policing ”
- A Brief History of Enforcement Discretion - The Volokh Conspiracy
The broad arc of law enforcement history has been towards increasing systemic reliance on prosecutorial discretion In the early years of the Republic, the U S Attorneys and other law enforcement officials generally weren’t salaried
- Police Discretion - Criminology - Oxford Bibliographies
To date, most research on police discretion has assessed the discretion exercised by patrol officers via analyses of police decisions on three types of actions: arrests, use of force, and traffic stops and the consequences thereof (e g , vehicular search, citation issuance, arrest)
- TAMING THE SYSTEM: THE CONTROL OF DISCRETION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1950 . . .
The origin, nature, and impact of various efforts to control discretion are examined at four decision points: police discretion, bail setting, plea bargaining, and sentencing With respect to police discretion, some progress has been made in establishing accountability
- Chater 11 Police Discretion Flashcards - Quizlet
Identify a true statement about discretion in the context of its history During the era of denial, police officials regularly denied that officers did not enforce all the laws In the context of potential abuse of police discretion, _____ is an example of discrimination 1
- POLICE DISCRETION AND THE USE OF FORCE - International Association of . . .
This research project is about police discretion and the use of force; specifically, the use of force among law enforcement officers in Brevard County, Florida Discretion in and of itself is not a bad thing, but the misuse of it has caused society to take a dim view of police who abuse their powers Measures must be taken to establish
- Applying Discretion: Law Enforcement Officers in Action
Examples of discretion in law enforcement include deciding whether to issue a warning or a citation for a traffic violation, whether to make an arrest or issue a summons for a minor offense, and whether to use force or de-escalation techniques in a confrontational situation
- Law Enforcement Discretion: Applying Judgment in the Field
Examples of law enforcement discretion in action include issuing a warning instead of a citation, making an arrest or not, and choosing to use force or de-escalation techniques Challenges and controversies surrounding law enforcement discretion include concerns about bias, inconsistency in decision-making, and the potential for abuse of power
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