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Law Enforcement Discretion

Law Enforcement Discretion

Q 1) Discuss the extent to which personal prejudices could negatively influence criminal justice professionals' decision making processes. 2) Is it ever right for a law enforcement officer to allow his or her decision to be based (in whole or in part) upon his or her personal prejudices or negative perceptions of groups or individuals? 3) What steps could criminal justice leaders take to limit the extent to which discretion can be utilized inappropriately, while preserving officers' ability to exercise some discretion when performing their duties?

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1. Most of the criminal justice professionals have personal prejudices that can negatively influence the decision-making process of eth criminal justice professional. From the recent studies, it has been understood that the criminal justice professionals prefer to overlook any kind of minor cases. For example, a signal break for a celebrity can be considered as a minor crime according to a criminal justice professional and this personal prejudice can negatively impact the decision-making process. On the other hand, if a non-celebrity citizen does the same thing, the criminal justice professional deals differently. This personal prejudice should be change (Bellia, 2016). The decision-making process for the same crime should be similar and personal prejudices should come.