A criminal justice professional's ability to rely on discretion when making on-the-job decisions means that he or she cannot allow personal ethics or morals to introduce an element of bias into the decision-making
process
should focus primarily on the wishes of the public to guide his or her actions
is free to disregard the law when the law is wrong or misguided
is able to use his or her personal judgment when the formal rules allow for one or more possible
choices