Police Discretion
Police discretion is a very important aspect in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a constant dilemma between enforcing the law to the latter and/or to the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training, the police officers are presented with different possible scenarios that they may encounter when they are out on duty. However, the situations presented...