Assignment:
You are on patrol you make a traffic stop. The speed limit is 25 mph. You run the plates, nothing came back. The person explains he know he was speeding, he said if hes late for work he will get fired. Based on what I've learned so far my gut reaction is to give the driver a citation for the full amount. My decision after futher investigation is to give the driver a citation for speeding in a school zone but school was out but it was still in a school after a 3rd interview with the driver and finding out that previously speeding citations, previous criminal record, location got stop was in a school zone. And the driver was doing 3030mph in a 2525mph.
Topic 1
:Compare your gut reaction with your decision after further investigation.
:how did the information you gathered from the scene and the interview with the driver affect your reasoning?
:were you equally confident in both decisions?
Topic 2
:describe the impact of the variations
:how did the changes to particular factors of the incident affect your reasoning?
:did the variations make you reconsider anything about the initial version of the incident? Explain.
:what other changes to the incident would have affected your decision and?
Topic 3
:consider the consequences of your decision
:describe positive and negative consequences of your decisions from the perspective of the driver, yourself as the responding officer, and the community.
:include both short-and long term consequences.