Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students

LaFrance, Casey

ISBN 10: 1940771099 / ISBN 13: 9781940771090

Published by University of North Georgia, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students
• Publisher: University of North Georgia
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940771099
• ISBN 13: 9781940771090
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Within the pages of Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Front Line Officers, and Students, Dr. Casey LaFrance introduces his Target Model of Discretion, intended for utilization when addressing the multifaceted nature of discretion within the police force. The Target Model of Discretion is designed for use in practical, real-life situations that occur in law enforcement as well as by scholars who wish to analyze the factors which influence staff and officers when implementing discretion. Based on extensive consultations with individuals within various police agencies, LaFrance developed the Target Model of Discretion to help identify and improve communication issues between agency rank levels. Targeting Discretion goes beyond scholarly research and theory to offer step-by-step instructions and hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking exercises, opening a dialogue that can continue to develop beyond the text.

About the Author

Dr. Casey LaFrance is an associate professor of Political Science at Western Illinois University. His research focuses on local law enforcement decision-making, particularly among county sheriffs and municipal police chiefs. When he is not adventuring with his family, Dr. LaFrance continues to research discretionary decision-making in law enforcement.