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Explain the Role of Discretion in a Police Officer's Duties

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Explain the role of discretion in a police officer's duties. Include the four categories of police discretion.


Definitions:

Indirect Coping

Strategies that involve dealing with stress and problems in a less direct manner, such as through avoidance, distraction, or seeking support from others.

Defensive Coping

Strategies employed to protect oneself from psychological harm by minimizing stress or conflict.

Aggressive

Behavior characterized by assertiveness, hostility, or an intention to cause harm to others.

Abreaction

A therapeutic process in which repressed emotions are brought to consciousness and expressed.

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