Handled with Discretion: Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847681777 ISBN 13: 9780847681778

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

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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John Kleinig is Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0847681777
• ISBN 13: 9780847681778
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Kleinig John
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield; https://rowman.com/; ; 4501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 200; Lanham; MD; 20706; USA
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