POLICE OFFICER'S EXERCISE OF DISCRETION IN THE DECISION TO ARREST - RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND SOCIETAL VALUES

• NCJ Number: 32795
• Author(s): J G FISK
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 111 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California, Los Angeles
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FIVE PAPERS WHICH DEAL WITH POLICE DISCRETION, ROLE PERCEPTION, ARREST DECISIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDENS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S VALUES AND SELF WORTH TO THE WAY HE FUNCTIONS AS A POLICEMAN.

Abstract

THE PAPERS PROVIDED THE BACKGROUND FOR A CRITICAL ISSUES SEMINAR IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN LOS ANGELES (UCLA) DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1972-1973.