Campus officers’ sanctioning of alcohol-involved crime

Influences on discretionary decision-making

Bibliographic Data

ID21177809
AuthorsAndrea Allen (0000-0002-1348-1646, Clayton State University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume17
Issue3
Pages249-262
Publication date2016-05-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614263.2014.980409
OpenAlexW1970283827
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited32

Universities are a hotbed of alcohol consumption, which is a major contributor to campus crime. In the US, campus police are responsible for handling crimes on campus. Like municipal police, campus officers are afforded the power to make discretionary sanctioning decisions. The question for this paper is what affects those decisions? To explore that topic, data collected during ride-alongs with campus officers are analyzed. Campus officers explained their sanctions as being affected by nine factors. The findings suggest that influences on campus and municipal officers’ sanctioning decisions are largely similar. The paper concludes by discussing implications for future research

Alcohol · Business · Computer security · Criminology · Political science · Chemistry · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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