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?
What will be an ideal response?
Police discretion is the opportunity for law enforcement officers to exercise choice in their daily activities. Discretion is essential to policing in America. Because police agencies receive too many calls and departmental priorities are influenced by a number of external factors, flexibility in police response is critical to police legitimacy. If, however, police discretion results in unpredictable and discriminatory practices, such as racial profiling, then the reputation of police departments and the policing profession is damaged.
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A. Italy B. Germany C. Poland D. France
During the 1700s, Western scholars and activists, particularly in England and France, began a sweeping reconception of society with ideas based on rationalism, the importance of the individual, and limitations on the power of government. This period id known as what?
What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
A state may grant greater rights that the United States Supreme Court under the adequate and independent state ground doctrine for each of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A. The state constitution's text describes rights in a positive form B. The state adopted the doctrine of nullification C. Framers of the state's constitution intended expanded liberties D. Local traditions lead to heightened definitions of state rights