However, it is important to note that the one camera' method, already being used in most police stations nation wide, may not be enough; because a camera can only catch or record the person or event that it is aimed at. ... "In recent years, two states---Minnesota and Alaska "have moved to require that all criminal interrogations be videotaped, with similar legislation under consideration in at least one other state of which I am aware. ... Second, it would serve as a legal record to the courts, which then could be replayed at trial. Lastly, it would serve as a record for the defens...

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A few states allow unsupervised probation, which applies to misdemeanor infractions and offenders whose class of offense, prior record or conviction level authorize community punishment as a sentence. ... McGill states: I enjoy managing and motivating a team and am grateful for the opportunity to encourage officers to be the best they can be. ... Prepares and maintains confidential files, records, and legal documents; expunges records of defendants who successfully complete their probation. ...

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Discretion is used at all levels of the criminal justice system. The police, lawyers, courts, individuals, and corrections all have instances such as deciding minor differences in matters such as a routine pull over for the police, whether to take a case or not for lawyers, whether to break the law...

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