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They are permitted, under certain circumstances, to use their discretion.

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Q: An opportunity for police officers to exercise their own choices in how to enforce the law In other words?
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A sentence for the word enforce?

Police officers enforce the law.


What kind of work do police officers do?

Enforce the law.


Use enforce in a sentence?

The teacher had to enforce the school's dress code policy by sending students home who were not in compliance.


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Protection of the public and to enforce the laws of their jurisdiction.


What does enforce laws mean?

It means you have to protect the law and make put the rules out there. Most police officers/miltary MP's enforce laws.


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Among the things that officers are trained to face, ethical dilemmas are the least among them. An officers sworn duty is relatively simple when it comes to knowing what they are to do - they are clearly mandated and required by law, to enforce ALL the laws without fear or favor regardless of the situation. Officers do not have the luxury, or the duty, of deciding which laws they will enforce - that is a job left to the judicial branch of the government.


I am trying to find what the name for a person job between a security guard and police officer?

It is unknown what it is that you are looking for. Security guards and private security agents have no power to enforce any laws and police officers are sworn law enforcement officers with full authority to enforce all criminal laws. There is NO in-between.


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