Officer Discretion Is Associated with

question 53

Multiple Choice

Officer discretion is associated with

• A) inconsistency and allegations of racial profiling.
• B) predictability.
• C) accountability.
• D) reluctance.
• E) any of the other choices.

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Development

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson that personality development occurs through the resolution of conflicts between personal competencies and societal expectations across one's lifespan.

Erikson's Stages

A theory of psychosocial development proposing that individuals go through eight stages over their lifespan, each characterized by a specific conflict that contributes to personality development.

Crystallized Intelligence

The ability to use learned knowledge and experience, which tends to increase with age, contrasting with fluid intelligence.

Fluid Intelligence

The ability to think abstractly, reason quickly, and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge.