You will be asked to respond to five different scenarios. Answer each scenario (about 1 page per scenario). You will need to: Decide what action the responding officer should take and provide an explanation/justification for your response. In your explanation, explain the role that discretion played in your decision. Choose at least five factors from the list below to include in your explanation. When considering your response for each scenario, remember that because of the nature of law enforcement work, police officers have always maintained a certain amount of discretion. Due to the amount of interaction that officers have with members of the public, this discretion must be fair, equal, impartial, and legal. As such, the use of discretion by officers is both a foundation of police work and a component of community policing. Note : You may make any and all assumptions necessary to answer these scenarios as long as they do not conflict with the details provided. FACTORS (CHOOSE AT LEAST 5 FOR EACH SCENARIO): Environmental factors Nature of the community. Socio-demographic characteristics. Level and type of crime in the community. Police/Community relations. Organizational factors Department Rules and Regulations. Policies and Procedures. Department bureaucracy. Officer experience. Dimensions of policing: philosophical; strategic; tactical; organizational. Situational factors Seriousness of crime. Weapon involvement. Victim – Desire to prosecute. Group/gang crime. Suspect’s demeanor. Age/gender/race of involved parties. Suspect’s criminal record. Ethics Moral values. Cultural/Societal norms. Accountability. Friends/Family/Coworkers. Experience/Upbringing. Legal Laws. Past practice. Evidence. Victim signatures. Landmark Supreme Court cases. Scenario 1: Officer Merced responds to a call of a Theft in Progress. Upon arrival, he finds that an 18-year-old female has stolen baby formula and diapers by exiting the store without paying. He speaks with her and finds that she has a newborn baby, does not have any source of income, and needed the formula and diapers for the baby. As such, theft is still a crime. What should Officer Merced do? Do you arrest the woman or not? What factors influenced your decision? Provide an explanation/justification for your chosen response including the role that discretion played in your decision. Be sure to consider at least five of the provided factors in your explanation. Use evidence and details from the scenario as well as supporting information and examples from the text in your response. Scenario 2: Dane is in an electronics store where he and a couple of friends are searching for a potential gift to give to a friend. They are happy to find a video game that is on sale but decide to continue looking around the store. They decide to go grab a bite to eat before making a final decision on what to get for their friend. As they are walking .