Penalty notices for disorder: influences on police decision making |
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Authors: | Samantha Coates Paula Kautt Katrin Mueller-Johnson |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;(2) Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, Brockington Building, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK;; |
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Abstract: | This research examined, via a multi-method linked design, the influences over police decision making when disorderly behaviour
is being dealt with in the context of a new type of offence disposal, the penalty notice for disorder (PND). The results of
a multivariate analysis of the factors predicting the real-life issuance of PNDs to offenders formed the basis of an experiment
(using serving police officers as participants) that probed officers’ decision-making processes in disorder scenarios. This
approach presents an opportunity to gain insight into how police use the power of arrest when an alternate, less-punitive,
option is available. |
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