Discretion being defined as the ability or power to decide responsibly or the freedom to act or judge on ones own, in this instance still according to the law and regardless of ones own prejudices. ... Discretion is used at the individual level such as patrolling strategies, decisions to arrest, stop and frisk, write a report, and also the administrative or departmental level such as manpower levels, allocation of personnel and resources, policies, and training. ... Policies limit their discretion and give the police guidelines to act upon. ... Also from experience it seems that less experi...

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This paper examines juvenile and criminal justice policies and practices with respect to young offenders who cross over from the juvenile to the criminal justice system. It focuses on the age period between mid-adolescence and early adulthood (roughly ages 15 to 29), with a particular focus on older...

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Ever since the Congress of the United States passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the United States has achieved a significant progress on the subject of establishing equal treatment for all citizens under the law.3 Many laws and theories aim for fair and equal rights among people despite their race, gender or age and discrimination has been seemingly disappeared from society. ...

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