If you were a probation officer, how would you balance discretion and arbitrariness? Can you think of any general or guiding principles to help you walk this fine line?Explain
Topic: DISCRETION Paper details: Discretion is an essential part of criminal justice. Officials from all areas- police, judges, district attorneys, and everyone else- make decisions based upon experience and informed judgment. Probation officers must use discretion when deciding how to handle probationers’ missteps- when to give warnings, when to formally sanction, and when to suggest […]