Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. It is not necessary to maintain a high degree of discretionary authority for police officers to perform their roles competently and effectively.
2. Discretion is a normal, desirable, and unavoidable part of policing that exists at all levels within a police agency and at all levels of policing.
3. Officers must take into account extenuating and mitigating circumstances in only a few select instances in interactions with the public as part of exercising discretion in enforcing the law.
4. How discretion is used may vary between shifts of officers within the same police department.
5. Education and training do not impact an officer’s decisions.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Trevor is a habitual criminal offender. He has committed dozens of robberies and hundreds of burglaries, and has stolen approximately 30 vehicles. Trevor was 14 when he was first arrested for stealing a car. He is now 44 years old and just got out of prison. He spent 10 years in prison for an armed robbery. About one month after his release, Trevor is frustrated that he has been unable to find a job. He is living on his sister's couch and is tired of hearing her complain about him eating all the food in the house. He feels he has no other option but to get money quickly. He develops a plan to rob the local convenience store late one night. As he walks toward the convenience store, he notices that there are a lot of police officers doing a DUI checkpoint about a half a mile down the road.
He decides that it would not be wise to attempt to commit this robbery. What effect has occurred here? A. Diffusion B. Discouragement C. Displacement D. Replacement
System 2 thinks fast and features intuitive, automatic thinking.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A control standard may be a background control from the crime scene
Indicate whether the statement is true or false