_____, the decision to arrest someone or even to ignore a matter, is a routine part of police work.
A) Police corruption
B) Police discretion
C) Recidivism
D) Medicalization of deviance

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Police discretion refers to the authority that police officers have to make decisions about how to handle a situation, including whether to make an arrest or not. This discretion is a routine part of police work and is necessary to allow officers to make informed decisions based on the specific circumstances of each situation. Police corruption refers to illegal or unethical behavior by police officers, recidivism refers to repeated criminal offenses by an individual, and medicalization of deviance refers to the process by which certain behaviors or conditions are viewed as medical problems rather than as criminal or moral issues.

_____, the Decision to Arrest Someone or Even to Ignore