- Discuss the meaning of police discretion, why it is necessary, and why it needs to be controlled
- Identify the factors that have been shown by research studies to strongly and consistently influence the decisions of officers
- Propose how discretion may best be controlled
- Discuss the limitations of organizational rules and policies in controlling the discretion of officers
- Describe the limitations of trying to control police discretion by enhancing the professional judgment of officers
- Explain how body-worn cameras might serve to control the discretion of officers
- Discuss the importance of ethical conduct in policing and the limitations of ethics training in police departments today
- Evaluate how departmental values can affect the use of police discretion