Beyond ‘police discretion’: The need for a new conceptual vocabulary
Published online on November 25, 2024
Abstract
Theoretical Criminology, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 68-87, February 2026.
What are we talking about when we talk about police discretion? The concept is ubiquitous yet ambiguous and amorphous. In analytical terms it is redundant, but its continued use remains (for some) convenient and politically expedient. References to police ...
What are we talking about when we talk about police discretion? The concept is ubiquitous yet ambiguous and amorphous. In analytical terms it is redundant, but its continued use remains (for some) convenient and politically expedient. References to police ...