he ability for a police officer to choose among different options for handling or resolving an issue is known as ________________.

The ability of police officers to perform their duties is dependent upon ______________.

provides the police officer with the ability to make decisions that affect the lives of others, and with this level of discretion comes much responsibility.

Which of the following choices best represents how work performance was improved?Police officers required to perform specific policing tasksDecision-making capabilitiesScreening of the candidate’s psychological profileRequired testing of police applicants of competence skills

An officer must have "specific and articulable facts" to support the decision to make a stop, but facts may be "take together with rational inferences means:Group of answer choicesInferences DoctrineTotality of the CircumstancesCausationClear and convincing evidence

The establishment of police officer  education allows for their performance to be effective in which of the following?Allows officers to establish their own policing rules when involved in enforcing the laws and conducting investigationsInability to show choice while applying policies and proceduresBetter understanding of how to enforce the lawsHow sometimes policies and procedures would need to be pushed aside in order to effectively provide police services