NCJ Number
35803
Date Published
1973
Length
31 pages
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.