NCJ Number
10683
Date Published
1962
Length
28 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVE OCCASIONS IN WHICH ADMINISTRATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW INVOLVES EXERCISES OF OFFICIAL DISCRETION WHICH ARE EXTRA-JUDICIAL.
Abstract
THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DISCRETION IS A THREAT TO BASIC VALUES IMPLICIT IN NOTIONS OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW. ALTHOUGH POLAR ALTERNATIVES TO DISCRETION MAY BE UNDESIRABLE OR ILLUSORY, CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN BE IMPROVED SUBSTANTIALLY BY THE IMPOSITION OF LEGAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS UPON THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)