Assessing Police Officers' Decision Making and Discretion in Making Traffic Stops in Savannah, Georgia, 2002

This study aimed to fill a void in the research regarding police behavior by focusing on the formation and creation of cognitive suspicion by officers. The study also examined formal actions (stops) taken by the police pursuant to that suspicion. The study was conducted using observational research...

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Main Author: Alpert, Geoffrey P. (Author)
Contributors: Bennett, Katherine (Contributor) ; Dunham, Roger G. (Contributor) ; MacDonald, John (Contributor) ; Stroshine, Meghan (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Cognitive processes
Decision Making
police citizen interactions
Police officers
police patrol
suspect identification
traffic offenses
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