Understanding discretion in modern policing

is not an exercise of discretion. Discretion only comes into play once the judgment is that an offence prima facie has been committed, at which point the officer must make a discretionary decision as to whether to take certain enforcement actions (arrest, breathalyser test, search and seizure of the vehicle, etc) against the driver. ................
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