Discretion and Ethical Decisions week 2 discussion 2

 

Citizens truly do not want officers who fail to take circumstances into account to apply discretion.  If this were the case, everyone would always get a ticket no matter what the situation.  Is it fair, for instance, to ticket a man driving 10 mph over the speed limit because he is taking his wife, who is delivering a baby, to the hospital that is a mile away?  I think most officers wouldn't hesitate to forgo the ticket in this situation.  Discretion is difficult to explain, but a necessary aspect of policing.  Kleinig looks at this deeper in his text here:  http://bit.ly/1BiFFGC

What other situations would you most likely use discretion to not strictly enforce the law?  Good comments on the topic in your answer.  

 

 

 

CourseLover

(12)

Status NEW Posted 06 Sep 2017 06:09 AM My Price 10.00

----------- He-----------llo----------- Si-----------r/M-----------ada-----------m -----------Tha-----------nk -----------You----------- fo-----------r u-----------sin-----------g o-----------ur -----------web-----------sit-----------e a-----------nd -----------acq-----------uis-----------iti-----------on -----------of -----------my -----------pos-----------ted----------- so-----------lut-----------ion-----------. P-----------lea-----------se -----------pin-----------g m-----------e o-----------n c-----------hat----------- I -----------am -----------onl-----------ine----------- or----------- in-----------box----------- me----------- a -----------mes-----------sag-----------e I----------- wi-----------ll

Not Rated(0)

• Buy Answer