CJ 230 3.1 Practice Activity

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CJ 230 Module Three Practice Activity Template Analyzing Discretionary Decisions Complete the table below by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. Scenario Identification of Discretionary Decision and Choices Description of Influencing Factors Explanation of Possible Repercussions Scenario 1: Police officers approach a group of minors, ages 14–15, skateboarding in the parking lot of a shopping center. When approached by the police officers and questioned about their identities, several of the minors give a lewd hand gesture to the officers. The police officers have a range of responses to employ, including giving the minors a warning or detainment, or arresting them for trespassing and obstruction of traffic. Officers can use discretionary decisions to give a warning, detain/arrest Factors are the age of the minors and their response to a request from the officer. If the officers just give a warning and request them to leave the minors could eventually come back once it is clear. If the officers arrest them, it could be damaging for their records until adulthood. This will also then involve the guardians and the courts. Scenario 2: At a bail hearing, the judge considers the release conditions of an adult defendant charged with assault and battery at a professional hockey game. The defendant has no prior criminal history but was combative during the altercation and caused some damage to the arena and injury to the complaining witness. The defendant appears remorseful and embarrassed to be before the judge. The judge has the authority and discretion either to set bail, to The judge can decide if the defendant will be released with bail, without bail, or if he will require an ankle monitor to maintain details on where he is. The defendant’s demeanor during the altercation and also prior criminal record. His remorseful attitude is also an influencing factor. If the judge sets bail and the defendant is unable to pay that would mean jail time while he waits trial which can lead to further personal repercussions. If no bail, he can easily skip
Scenario Identification of Discretionary Decision and Choices Description of Influencing Factors Explanation of Possible Repercussions release the defendant without bail on his promise to return, or to require the defendant to wear a GPS leg monitor. and not return to court. The ankle monitor would assist in tracking of the defendant but could lead to again personal repercussions with their job, family, friends. Scenario 3: A parolee who was previously convicted of a violent crime broke curfew by 30 minutes, which is considered a parole violation. This parole violation could cause the parolee to return to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence. When the parole agent inquired about the violation, the parolee stated that he had received an opportunity for overtime at his job, which caused him to break his curfew. The parole agent has tremendous discretion over the liberty of this parolee. However, the agent must also take public safety into consideration. The parole agent has the authority and discretion to report or ignore the violation. The agent has discretion on how to handle the parole violation because he can revoke the parolee’s freedom, or he could ignore and give warning. Factors that can influence the discretion decision would be the parolee’s criminal history and his previous experiences with the parole agent. If this is a first violation or the 20 th . If the violation is a danger to the community, then the agent can decide to report to keep the public safe. If the parolee is lying and wasn’t working overtime this could cause an issue of public safety that they are convicted of a violent crime, and this could lead to a path of continuous destruction and other criminal activity. If it is reported, he can go back to prison for a lifetime or if not reported it could lead to future other violations taking advantage of the
Scenario Identification of Discretionary Decision and Choices Description of Influencing Factors Explanation of Possible Repercussions discretionary decision of the agent.
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