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POLICE OFFICER'S EXERCISE OF DISCRETION IN THE DECISION TO ARREST - RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND SOCIETAL VALUES

NCJ Number
32795
Author(s)
J G FISK
Date Published
1974
Length
111 pages
Annotation
FIVE PAPERS WHICH DEAL WITH POLICE DISCRETION, ROLE PERCEPTION, ARREST DECISIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDENS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S VALUES AND SELF WORTH TO THE WAY HE FUNCTIONS AS A POLICEMAN.
Abstract
THE PAPERS PROVIDED THE BACKGROUND FOR A CRITICAL ISSUES SEMINAR IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN LOS ANGELES (UCLA) DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1972-1973.