examine discretion, specifically police discretion, and learn why discretion is the bedrock of the criminal justice system and how essential it is to understanding the police as agents of social control.

examine discretion, specifically police discretion, and learn why discretion is the bedrock of the criminal justice system and how essential it is to understanding the police as agents of social control. Please watch the video titled Dynamic of Discretion-the Traffic Stop. What do you think about the Sheriff’s assertion that character determines how a police officer should approach discretion? How does this relate to your own personal experiences with police discretion? Finally, why is the narrator doing this video from a Mexican beach resort? (ok, you don’t have to answer the final question, but it does make me curious…)