Understanding police decisions to arrest: The impact of situational, officer, and neighborhood characteristics on police discretion

Jessica Huff

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2021, vol. 75, issue C

Abstract: Promote the use of multilevel modeling to refine theories of police discretion. Specifically, examine the simultaneous influence of situational factors, responding officers, and neighborhood context on arrests guided by a social-ecological framework.

Keywords: Arrest; Police; Discretion; Officer decision-making; Multilevel modeling; Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101829

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