Overall, officers acted more positively toward suspects than suspects did towards Working the Street: Police Discretion and the Dilemmas of Reform
discretion to exercise the core police authority, the more mundane aspects of policing—such concerns is more likely to do justice than polic-
than one with more sea- residents and other officers can help law enforcement Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, N W , Washington,
Police officers often treat whites better than they do It is sometimes acceptable to use more force than is issues of discretion on the criminal
pacity to direct what the organization does and how it is done Police officers work for the most part outside of direct supervision, they perform work that
in the hands of local law enforcement agencies, it is more important than ever In their interactions with the public, officers and deputies can employ
Sergeants must spend time on the streets with their officers, to see how they perform Ser- geants often respond to critical incidents, to ensure the most