Introduction Discretion is how an individual comes up with a decision depending on several courses of action. In the criminal justice field, the utilization of discretion is very essential. Police officers are taught during their training on different types of circumstances that they might encounter in the field. The main challenge comes up when they encounter some situations in the field, which they were not trained about since the training cannot capture all the situations that one experiences in the field. In addition, there are some situations that are not covered clearly by the laws, hence the police officers may end up ignoring their interpretation and utilize their own discretion in making the final decision. Police discretion is utilized by the officers mostly when they encounter circumstances that require a decision to be made from several available choices. In the criminal justice field, judges, police, and prosecutors utilize the level of discretion in deciding on the person who will face criminal penalties and the techniques that will be used be punish the person. For instance, a police officer might choose the person to officially charge with a felony; in a traffic offense, the officer might give a caution or warning. The practice of discretion by the police, prosecutors, or judges is a natural feature of judicial autonomy under the principle of the isolation or separation of authority/powers (Walker 2004, p.1). This paper will examine the over-policing of Australian aboriginals since there have been some facts or evidence to show that police discretion is being abused and that abuse is discriminatory in nature. If people think that the role of a police officer is to implement laws and regulations, then if the officer disregards or ignores these laws and regulations or utilizes discretion, it becomes a concern of whether the laws are being followed appropriately or not. The temperament of the police structure simply indicates that police organizations would mislay a sense of confidentiality on what they practice if they encourage the use of discretion. Therefore, if any organization encourages the use of discretion there is a great chance of allowing control from other people from outside the organization. An authoritative image or representation of the police officers indicates the relationship they have with the public. Hence, the image of the police officer shows authority or power; however, if discretion is mentioned or identified, a police officer will feel as if their representation or image is being affected. Factors that lead to the discretion There are three major factors that lead to discretion; individual, environment and administration. When one looks into the police officers’ environment, the utilization of discretion is applicable in the entire environment of the police. For instance, a patrol officer is required to make several decisions during his time of service while in the field. Looking at such an example, the officer has little or no supervision and at times he encounters situations that require instant solutions. In such a case, discretion has to be used so that the officer and his responsibilities can be accepted