Identify and discus the types of police discretion

What will be an ideal response?


A procedural decision structures the administrative context of the discretion. Examples of procedural decisions include decisions to create specialized units, budgetary decisions, and training decisions. Procedural decisions influence substantive decision making. Substantial decision making will be categorized as either allocative or regulatory. Allocative decisions have distributive consequences and determine the level of services among groups, classes, and geographical areas. A regulatory decision refers to the enforcement of rule or law and consists of two broad choices.

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Which of the following organizations concentrates on white-collar and organized crime and also investigates crimes relating to civil rights violations, foreign espionage, and drug offenses?

A) FBI B) CIA C) U.S. Marshall D) DEA

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When a juvenile court operates as its own separate statewide entity, this means that it will have its own _______________.

a. administrators and judges b. probation officers c. clerks of the court and other personnel d. All of the above

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____________________ programs are programs produced by radio and television stations that publicize an unsolved crime of the week and cash rewards are given for information that results in the conviction of the offender

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In the human services, the essence of Taylorism has been a potent influence, but the mechanisms have not been ignored

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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