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Police Decision-making

Police Decision-Making is a formal process within police organizations whereby sworn officers and authorized personnel exercise discretionary judgment to select courses of action in operational, tactical, and administrative contexts, distinguishing it from broader organizational policies by its focus on individual or small-unit choices under conditions of legal, ethical, and situational uncertainty.

403

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19.4K

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639

Authors

334

Institutions

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2017–2026

118

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Publications

403

Varieties of Police Behavior

Patrick V. Murphy, James Q. Wilson · Harvard Law Review · 1970 · 636 citations

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Police Discretion Not to Invoke the Criminal Process: Low-Visibility Decisions in the Administration of Justice

Joseph Goldstein · The Yale Law Journal · 1960 · 379 citations · Full text

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EFFECT OF SUSPECT RACE ON OFFICERS’ ARREST DECISIONS*

Tammy Rinehart Kochel, David B. Wilson, Stephen D. Mastrofski · Criminology · 2011 · 360 citations

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The Delphi method: a powerful tool for strategic management

Robert Loo · Policing An International Journal · 2002 · 348 citations

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Decisionmaking in Criminal Justice: Toward the Rational Exercise of Discretion

Joan E. Jacoby, Michael R. Gottfredson, Don M. Gottfredson · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1981 · 337 citations

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Authors

639

  1. GP
    Geoffrey P. Alpert

    University of South Carolina, United States

    10 publications · 600 citations

    10

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  2. SD
    Stephen D. Mastrofski

    George Mason University, United States

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. PG
    Petter Gottschalk

    BI Norwegian Business School, Norway

    7 publications · 203 citations

    7

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  4. SW
    Scott W. Phillips

    Buffalo State University, United States

    6 publications · 152 citations

    7

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  5. RT
    Rob Tillyer

    The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States

    6 publications · 192 citations

    6

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Institutions

334

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    965 citations

  3. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    565 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    349 citations

  6. Norwegian Police University College

    Oslo, Norway

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    162 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    6 publications

    479 citations

  8. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    374 citations

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Venues

  1. Policing & Society

    26 publications · 908 citations

    16

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  2. Policing An International Journal

    PIJPSM · 17 publications · 863 citations

    15

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  3. Police Quarterly

    PQ · 14 publications · 880 citations

    12

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  4. Journal of Criminal Justice

    15 publications · 978 citations

    12

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  5. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    12 publications · 648 citations

    12

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