Handled With Discretion : Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making, Paperback...-image

Handled With Discretion : Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making, Paperback...

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Item Length: 9.1 in Publication Year: 1996 Genre: Political Science, Philosophy, Education Topic: Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Law Enforcement, Political ISBN: 9780847681778 Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Book Title: Handled with Discretion : Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making Illustrator: Yes Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated Item Weight: 11.2 Oz Author: John Kleinig Item Width: 5.7 in Item Height: 0.5 in gtin13: 9780847681778 Number of Pages: 224 Pages

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Handled With Discretion : Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making, Paperback by Kleinig, John (EDT), ISBN 0847681777, ISBN-13 9780847681778, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.

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