Cole's indictment goes beyond police discretion to include prosecutors, judges, legislators and juries.

In other words, dislike of paperwork is an important consideration in the operation of police discretion.

One important role which typifications play, along with other factors, is in structuring the operation of police discretion.

These cases show that the courts took a fairly hard line when it came to police discretion in this area.

The confused recent political history of the laws on cannabis possession, combined with continuing police discretion, means that a two-tier system remains in force.

The act grants the police considerable discretion in the administration of the arms control regime.

The latter first presented police discretion as a necessary and positive police attribute.

This separation is open to police discretion and availability of such discretion has been created by court case.

Similar antagonism is likely to be produced by the use of police discretion allowed under the Public Order Act 1986.

Some district attorneys have also said the bill, by limiting police discretion, might force the police to make unwarranted arrests.