Criminal Justice Cap Unit 4 DB

Criminal Justice Cap Unit 4 DB

Discretion in the U.S. criminal justice system was at one time defined by Roscoe Pound, a legal scholar and educator (1960) as follows: “an authority conferred by law to act in certain conditions or situations in accordance with an official’s or an official agency’s own considered judgment and conscience.” Discuss the following:

Do you think there is too much discretion in the criminal justice system? Explain.
Are there certain jobs or roles in the criminal trial process (from investigation through appeal) that have more discretion than other jobs or roles?
Is there too great a concentration of discretion in particular jobs or roles in the criminal justice system?
Do you think it would be desirable to limit the amount of discretion in the criminal justice system? If so, how would you do this? What might be the effects?
400-600 words, APA Format

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Roscoe Pound defined discretion as authority deliberated through the law to be used in certain circumstances in agreement with either the official or the agency considering their judgment as well conscience. Discretion brings out the freedom of decision making on how a particular situation can be handled in the system of criminal justice (Daly & Sarre, 2016).

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