Targeting Discretion Model: A Guide for Scholars and Practitioners - Softcover

LaFrance, Casey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1940771099 ISBN 13: 9781940771090

Publisher: University Press of North Georgia, 2017

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 this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of North Georgia
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940771099
• ISBN 13: 9781940771090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200