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Essay Instructions: Police Discretion Position Paper – Prepare a 1,500 word paper in which you discuss the use of discretion in police work. Include its “mythical” aspects, consider it sources, and suggest how it might be controlled. From this analysis, create a list of ten police actions during which an officer might use discretion and why. Determine whether the use in each action is reasonable or an abuse of power.

Essay Instructions: The paper should be made up of four sections, double spaced, Times Roman font, and size 12.

I. What is police discretion?
II. Do you consider police discretion ethically wrong, or a form of misconduct on the part of the police? Or...... is it a good thing to have and use. How do you feel about the practice?
III. If you were a supervisor within a police department, how would you manage or control the discretionary practices of your officers?
IV. Any final comments on the police use of discretion (concluding comments on the practice).

Essay Instructions: 1. First define police discretion.
2. Discuss the positive uses of discretion.
3. Discuss what would happen with discretionary powers being abused.
4. Do you think that a police department could exist with discretion being banned?
5. Discuss discretion being used at different levels within a police department.
6. How is discretion used in the patrol division, and how is it used in the detective division?

- You should cite at least three references (books, periodicals, newspaper articles, etc...) used in writing your paper.
- ""Do not use"" your textbook (Police In America, Walker, 6th Edition) as a reference.
- Your paper should be double spaced.
- You should use a Times Roman font, size 12.
- Place page numbers in the upper right corner of your pages.
- Page number 5 (five) of your paper should list works cited.
- Please follow the APA standards when citing sources.

- Put your name (Donald Alford), course title (Police Systems and Practices) and course number (CRIJ 2328) on the first page of the paper. Title page and works cited page do NOT count toward the four-page requirement.

Essay Instructions: CJA / 214 Introduction to Police Theory and Practices

Personal Side of Policing Q&A Response

Prepare a response in which you answer the following discussion questions:

What is police discretion? How do the internal and external mechanisms influence police discretion? Is there a better solution to improving police discretion?

How would you describe police culture? How does stress affect the policing community? What hypothesis can you make between stress and police officers who have to make difficult/easy situational decisions?