Jerry Is a Police Officer

question 66

Multiple Choice

Jerry is a police officer. While on patrol he has numerous encounters with citizens daily. One night, Jerry is doing traffic enforcement. Throughout the course of the evening, Jerry gives speeding citations to some drivers and verbal warnings to others. Then, as his shift is winding down, Jerry spots a car driving erratically. He pulls it over and determines that the driver is intoxicated. Jerry decides to arrest the driver. Jerry's decisions that night to give some offenders warnings, give some tickets, and arrest one is an example of which type of discretionary factor

• A)Crime factor
• B)Victim factor
• C)Environmental factor
• D)Departmental factor

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Definitions:

Tundra

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