LAW & SOCIETY

  Discuss the types and organization of law enforcement agencies in the United States. Then discuss the wide discretion given to law enforcement agencies. Specifically, address whether this discretion amounts to giving law enforcement agencies the ability to create law, the positive and negative effects that are felt from such wide discretion by law enforcement, and whether or not such broad discretion contributes to or detracts from the effectiveness of the U.S. law enforcement system. Thoroughly explain your reasoning and include specific examples.