CRJU110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: General Counsel, Nolle Prosequi, False Arrest

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU110
• Professor: Harrison Lana

Document Summary

Each year, 1 in 5 americans have face-to-face contact with law enforcement. Police discretion- choices made by officers as to how and when to apply the law. Relationship between the alleged criminal and victim. Relationship between the police and the criminal or victim. Due to limited resources they must develop policies regarding how the member of their department will implement their mandate. These policies guide officers as to which offenses will receive the most attention. Policies may reflect preferences of police executive, but also by politics, public pressure, and social context. Ncvs showed that 30% of women did not report domestic violence to police. Ncvs found that 30% of all female murder victims were killed by an intimate partner. Officers break the law and disobey policies through corruption, favoritism, discrimination and the failure to carry out their duties properly. May use legitimate force to do their job.