There Are a Number of Factors That Influence Police Discretion

question 37

Essay

There are a number of factors that influence police discretion. List and discuss four variables from the situational factors.

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Definitions:

Processing

The series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end, especially in the context of data or material transformation.

Johnson's Rule

A scheduling rule that minimizes idle time and enhances job sequencing efficiency in a manufacturing process.

Alpha

In statistics, alpha refers to the significance level used to reject the null hypothesis, often set at 0.05 or 5% risk. In finance, it represents the excess return on an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index.

Beta

A measure of the volatility or systemic risk of a security or a portfolio compared to the market as a whole.