Law and Politics

The Metropolitan Police

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Who was responsible for the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act in 1829?

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Who established the "frankpledge system"?

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The current state of policing is the product of

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Discuss racially biased profiling.

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Discuss the use of police discretion.

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In the police officer's world, the essence of the arrest process is ________.

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Anyone who has ever been a police officer knows that random patrol is not ________.

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Siegel and Senna suggest that certain ________ factors influence discretionary power.

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Several studies have found specific ________ factors to be influential in discretionary decision making.

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Written ________ sometimes set standards for the use of alternatives to arrest.

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Police organizations rarely make explicit policies that require ________ of laws.

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________ is an exercise of individual choice or judgment.

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The existence of racial profiling has escaped the attention of professional law enforcement.

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Mandamus is available by statute in few American jurisdictions.

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Statutory law is usually unclear on the duty of police officers when they are confronted with what ...

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It is well known that there is generally a tolerance zone for speeding infractions.

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Some individuals found that college-educated police recruits were slightly more likely to choose ...

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Several studies have found situational factors to be influential in discretionary decision making.

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Written policy guidelines sometimes set standards for the use of alternatives to arrest.

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When a police officer chooses to act as a legislator, prosecutor, or judge, many people learn about ...

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Our legal system is based on the concept that most people voluntarily obey the law.

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Discretion is an exercise of individual choice or judgment.

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What is an action that can be brought against a public official to perform specified ministerial ...

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In the police officer's world, the essence of the arrest process is

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