Handled with Discretion: Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making

by John Kleinig

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847681777
• ISBN13: 9780847681778
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"