Handled with Discretion : Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making

Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making

By: John Kleinig (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 June 1996

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Criticisms of how police exercise their authority are neither new nor uncommon. Police officers have considerable power, and they often must draw on that power in complex and pressing circumstances. This collection of essays by fifteen leading specialists in ethics and criminal justice examines the nature of police discretion and its many varieties. The essays explore the kinds of judgment calls police officers frequently must make: When should they get involved? Whom should they watch? What constitutes a _disturbance of the peace_? What resources should be devoted to a situation? Does social welfare take precedence over law enforcement? Under what conditions, if any, may police officers engage in selective enforcement of the law? Each essay or pair of essays is followed by a response, making Handled with Discretion an excellent text for stimulating discussion in the classroom. Contributors:

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Handling Discretion with Discretion	p. 1
Police, Discretion, and Professions	p. 13
Response	p. 37
From the State of Nature to Mayberry: The Nature of Police Discretion	p. 47
Response	p. 65
Is Police Discretion Justified in a Free Society?	p. 71
Response	p. 85
Police Discretion and Police Objectivity	p. 91
Response	p. 107
Racial Generalizations and Police Discretion	p. 115
Police Discretion and Discrimination	p. 131
Response	p. 145
Police, Prosecutors, and Discretion in Investigation	p. 159
Response	p. 179
Structuring Police Discretion	p. 183
Response	p. 207
Index of Names	p. 211
Index of Subjects	p. 215
Notes on Contributors	p. 217
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