Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. To ensure fairness, police are prohibited from using discretion when enforcing the law.
2. Issuing a motorist a citation is an example of police discretion.
3. Police discretion is an important issue because it can affect citizens in extraordinary ways.
4. Good decisions made by police officers are sometimes incorrectly interpreted by citizens as being improper, biased, or just bad.
5. Discretionary decisions made by police managers and executives are usually made on the spot and as such are rarely subject to review and analysis prior to the decision being made.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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