As a police officer you must have the ability to exercise discretion. You are put into many situations that require you to make decisions that affect not only you but society as well.
Please respond to the following prompts:
It has been shown that police officers have a huge amount of discretion. Discuss the discretionary use of police authority and define discretion.
How do you feel about the discretionary ability of police officers?
How does police discretion affect society and the job of a police officer?