Introduction
A requirement for criminal justice practitioners is to defer personal beliefs, morals, or biases regarding discretionary decision-making. Guidance for discretionary decision-making consists of Constitutional limits, policy, procedure, and particular circumstances.
Initial Post Instructions
What are some of the biases that would underlie a police officer’s discretionary decision whether or not to make an arrest? What biases or beliefs do you possess that would impact your decision to make an arrest or to release the offender? Incorporate academic concepts from the chapter and an outside academic resource. Get Social Science help today
