User:TheTurf/sandbox

on the subject of editing outlines
the layout of Discretion goes as follows;
Introduction
Meaning
In law

1. criminal
2. civil
3. Abuse of discretion

other context
refrences

this is an outline of major changes, as such we will not mention little changes with minor effect like changing the meaning title to definition (which I intend to do) instead we will focus on what will be added in each heading to flush out the article.

Introduction

• add some examples of why discretion matters

Meaning
In law

• add a mention that law and the application thereof is an act of discretion (cite Shane, Peter M)

1. criminal

• outline each participant in a crime (the victim, the perpetrator/the accused, the officer(s) involved, the prosecution, the defence, the judge, the jury, dispatch, etc and list what acts of discretion each has (there will be several citations on this one)

1. civil

• talk about acts of discretion like evicting a person due to lack of rent payment (we need some research on this topic I think)

1. Abuse of discretion

• talk about the bounds of the discretion given to any one person, we could easily link to other wiki articles like police brutality or the recent shootings as examples. self defense can go here as well.

other context

• maybe look into what other acts of discretion can be made outside the parameters listed above (belief/religeon maybe?)

refrences

• this will fill in as we go along so don't even bother
  

We are going to almost completely overhaul the criminal section, because I view that we could do better

Criminal
The term "Crime is an action that is by law, banned or restricted and enforced via Punishment. But, where law ends and discretion begins lies in implementing those laws. The enforcers, police officers, are tasked with enforcing these regulations, but they often have the discretion of when to file charges and arrest. For example, a traffic violation, the police officer may simply issue a warning. In fact discretion can be found in all stages of the criminal justice system. The victim, has the discretion to use self defense and to report the crime given the opportunity. The Dispatch officer decides the priority of the call, an officer responding has discretion to take statements from witnesses as well as detain potential suspects. The suspect/the accused has the discretion to obtain a lawyer, how they will plead and to accept a plea bargain. The prosecutor has the choice to prosecute a case or drop the charges as well as suggesting plea bargains. The judge has discretion every time an objection is raised or evidence is given. The jury has discretion over the final verdict. These examples are only a small cross section of the chain of choices that is criminal law

tell me your thoughts on thisTheTurf (talk) 19:53, 9 October 2014 (UTC)