DISCUSSION PAPER ABOUT SOME DIMENSIONS OF POLICE DISCRETION

• NCJ Number: 35803
• Author(s): J G FISK
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 31 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-TN-09-0003
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of California, Los Angeles
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DISCUSSION PAPER EXAMINES THE NATURE AND DIMENSIONS OF THE ISSUE OF POLICE DISCRETION THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO ONE ASPECT OF POLICE DISCRETION: THE DECISION TO ARREST OR NOT TO ARREST.

Abstract

AMONG THE SPECIFIC ISSUES INVESTIGATED ARE THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARREST TO THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ARREST DECISION TO SOCIAL ORDER, THE VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH POLICE DISCRETION, THE FUNCTION OF ARREST IN THE POLICE ROLE, AND THE MEANING OF ARREST FOR THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER.