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police discretion  

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  • Police officers exercise a tremendous amount of discretion in carrying out their functions. That is, they make many choices from a range of possible actions or inactions available to them that are not specifically prescribed by law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Police Discretion]

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