Advantages are allowing officers the flexibility to handle each situation in a manner that best fits its individual needs. It also promotes job satisfaction and autonomy which is important in the criminal justice system. Some of the disadvantages are that some officers will abuse this power of police discretion which can lead to a greater threat in police corruption. It opens a door to unequal fairness between citizens and complaints towards officers using unnecessary abuse
Metropolitan Police Service was created in 1829.
Louisiana State Police was created in 1922.
Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire was created in 1810.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police was created in 1973.
The highwaymen came to an existence when there was the first robbery. The robber robed a young girls house and she told everybody about it. She told the police and the police went to find the robber. Then the police found the robber. The police asked the robber why do you think you can rob the young girls house and he said because he is a highway man. This happened all the way back in 1674 and the story still continues. I was told this by my uncle who is an expert about highwaymen. He said that he only found this out in 1998 but he still doesn't know if it is a real story.
How can police discretion be used inproperly
Some internal mechanisms that influence police discretion are the laws and rules made for police to follow. Some external mechanisms that influence police discretion are the type of people and situations that they encounter.
in which of the following situations would a police officer exercise the greatest amount of discretion?
Yes discretion is used in police, corrections, prosecutors, parole, probations, judges, what a silly quetion.
Enumerate? Too many to list.An example of police discretion would be to give a notice of warning for a traffic violation vs. issue a citation.
Please use discretion when you buy the condoms.
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It means the police officer has a choice. example: a police officer pulls you over for a minor traffic violation (not stopping at a stop sign) he has a choice of whether to give you a ticket or a warning (written or verbal). This is called discretion. Another example would be urinating in public, the officer uses his/her discretion on whether or not to make an arrest or just issue a ticket violation. Police don't have discretion in all circumstances. Law and departmental policy can limit or eliminate discretion. For example, if an officer witnesses a felony, law requires the officer arrest the suspect. And, departmental policy might require an officer issue citations for all seat belt violations.
When they make a wrong decision like arresting sting someone for no reason