Q Overview In this assignment, you will explore parts of the decision-making process in which discretion can be applied in accordance with law and policy. You will also be analyzing discretionary decisions made by criminal justice professionals. Prompt In Module Two, you learned about the relationship between the decision-making process and discretion in criminal justice, and in Module Three, you learned how to analyze discretionary decisions made by criminal justice professionals. You will now apply this knowledge to analyze a discretionary decision in a scenario. This application of knowledge will help you prepare for the submission of Project Two in Module Seven, in which you will write a memo to be submitted to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee regarding the actions and discretionary decisions made by a judge. First, review the Project Two Guidelines and Rubric document. Next, review the Project Two Scenario PDF document. You will use this document to complete this assignment. Then, using the Module Four Assignment template, address the following: Discretionary Decision: What was one discretionary decision made by the judge in the scenario provided? Impacts of Decision: Who is affected by this decision? Does it have positive or negative impacts? Law and Policy: What laws or policies may have influenced the judge to reach the decision? How does discretion impact the decision made in accordance with law and policy? Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed: Describe a discretionary decision made by the judge in the scenario provided. Describe impacts of the decision. Explain parts of the decision-making process in which discretion can be applied in accordance with law and policy.

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