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Power to choose whether or how to punish a person who has violated the law
In law, selective enforcement occurs when government officials (such as police officers, prosecutors, or regulators) exercise discretion, which is the
Selective_enforcement
Process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, or social norms
order. Enforcement serves a number of functions; the enforcement of social norms can ensure conformity within insular communities, the enforcements of laws
Enforcement
Cultural practice in Nigeria of throwing cash at social events
and media entrepreneur Oluwamayowa Idowu have accused the EFCC of selective enforcement, allegedly targeting ordinary citizens while showing leniency toward
Money_spraying
Law-enforcement body
system of law enforcement, with over 17,000 state and local law enforcement agencies. These agencies include local police, county law enforcement (often in
Police
Court with little or no judicial credibility
corruption Political trial Political prisoner Selective prosecution Malicious prosecution Selective enforcement Two-tier policing Abuse of process Attorney
Kangaroo_court
Enforcement of the law by some members of society
list of topics related to law enforcement, organized by subject area Parking enforcement officer Selective enforcement Vigilantism New Law Journal - Volume
Law_enforcement
United States law regulating foreign lobbying
Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) allegedly based on selective enforcement of FARA. It has been noted that during the same period it investigated
Foreign Agents Registration Act
Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
Legal defense based on claiming the prosecutor is discriminatory
protection Malicious prosecution Political prisoner Racial profiling Selective enforcement Sentencing disparity United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (Supreme
Selective_prosecution
Centre-right European political party
violations by non-EPP members. One of the most prominent examples of the EPP's selective accountability involves GERB in Bulgaria. Despite Bulgaria being consistently
European_People's_Party
1865 amendment abolishing slavery
Black Codes. They were also victims of white supremacist violence, selective enforcement of statutes, and other disabilities. Many such abuses were given
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
American conscription system
The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens
Selective_Service_System
American actor
Retrieved March 19, 2013. "Philly Sheriff Candidate Would Turn Selective Enforcement on its Head". Thiscantbehappening.net. April 27, 2011. Retrieved
Mark_Webber_(actor)
Law or rule that is not enforced
laws may be selectively enforced. Unenforced laws may be enacted purely for symbolic reasons, with little or no intention of enforcement. Symbolic laws
Unenforced_law
American lawyer
a dispute with the City of Houston. He attributed the issue to selective enforcement by the city, though he did not provide any evidence to support this
Eric_Dick_(lawyer)
Penal labor system in the Southern United States
history". African Americans, mostly adult males, due to "vigorous and selective enforcement of laws and discriminatory sentencing", comprised the vast majority
Convict_leasing
neutral and are enforced uniformly". Critics argue the university engages in selective enforcement of university space rules, enforcing policies disproportionately
Gaza war protests at Ohio State University
Gaza_war_protests_at_Ohio_State_University
Attempt to influence testimony unduly
Federal proceedings or the communication of information to Federal law enforcement officers" and applies to tampering with witnesses in "proceedings before
Witness_tampering
Mass shooting in North Carolina, U.S.
surrender his weapons and come out with his hands up. At 9:34 p.m., Selective Enforcement Unit officers breached the building and found Thompson inside. Thompson
2022_Raleigh_shootings
British far-right term
Metropolitan Police Police misconduct Race and crime in the United Kingdom Selective enforcement Glover, Ella; Grunewald, Zoe (4 June 2026). "The Lead Untangles:
Two-tier_policing
Restrictions on pro-Palestine speech
to free speech, is a pattern of institutional discrimination and selective enforcement of policies and laws that restricts the voices, scholarship, and
Palestine_exception
Catchphrase and internet meme
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
OK_boomer
Manipulation of digital technology
manipulation is sometimes also used to describe the selective enforcement of Internet censorship or selective violations of net neutrality. Internet manipulation
Internet_manipulation
New York state law
felony. The law was the subject of controversy regarding both its selective enforcement and the licensing bribery schemes it enabled. The act was named
Sullivan_Act
Law-enforcement practice
profiling or ethnic profiling is the offender profiling, selective enforcement or selective prosecution based on race or ethnicity, rather than individual
Racial_profiling
Prejudice, hatred, or bias toward gay men, male homosexuality, or men perceived to be gay
theorists have examined the unique ways in which patriarchy attempts to enforce both masculinity and heterosexuality on those with male bodies. The French
Discrimination against gay men
Discrimination_against_gay_men
Power to act on one's own authority
the law" versus the "letter of the law." Selective enforcement Officers constantly decide which laws to enforce strictly and which to handle with warnings
Discretion
System of bias and prejudice in favor of heterosexuality
Using the gay panic defense in assault or murder cases. Sodomy laws when enforced almost exclusively against consenting, adult, same-sex partners. See also:
Heterosexism
Irrational fear of, and aversion to, lesbians
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Discrimination against lesbians
Discrimination_against_lesbians
Pregnancy termination based on predicted sex
overwhelmingly targets female fetuses, sex-selective abortion often specifically refers to female-selective abortion. Sex-selective abortion is closely linked to female
Sex-selective_abortion
1927 US Supreme Court sterilization case
claim of a violation of the Equal Protection Clause based upon selective enforcement 'is the usual last resort of constitutional arguments'". In 2001
Buck_v._Bell
Feeling or expression of hate towards Catalan people
such as "a por ellos, oé" by the population but also by the Spanish law enforcement forces, during the police suppression of the 2017 Catalan independence
Anti-Catalan_sentiment
Economic and non-economic disadvantage
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Ethnic_penalty
Israeli professor (born 1968)
ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved May 1, 2018. Kubovich, Yaniv (2016). "Israel's Selective Enforcement of Flag Desecration Offenses Is Based on Sentiment". Haaretz. Retrieved
Amir_Hetsroni
Theory of human action
faction comes to power, using the courts for lawfare, the police for selective enforcement against opponents, and the army for foreign adventurism against
Praxeology
United States government data index and collection system
government officials and heroin sources in Afghanistan for purposes of selective enforcement, more efficient allocation of federal agencies' resources, reduction
NADDIS
Legal restrictions on Catholics in England (1534–1829)
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Disabilities_(Catholics)
Division of the Los Angeles Police Department
suppression missions. Their most active function is maintaining selective enforcement details in high-frequency crime areas and targeting repeat offenders
LAPD_Metropolitan_Division
Mascot of the University of Denver
2018 until the character was banned from the DU Campus as part of a selectively-enforced university mask ban. After 2018, Denver Boone still appears at selected
Denver_Boone
status of psilocybin mushrooms, as well as a strong element of selective enforcement in some places. Most US state courts have considered the mushroom
Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms
Legal_status_of_psilocybin_mushrooms
Instrument of judicial murder in Nazi Germany
statistics are difficult to compile", and Johnson shows that the law was selectively enforced, with only around a third of accusations against "ordinary Germans"
People's_Court_(Germany)
American specialty coffee roaster and retailer
Remaining members of Peet's Worker's Group attributed her firing to a selective enforcement of the company's lateness policy. In 2012, Peet's was taken private
Peet's_Coffee
Form of unequal treatment
discretion Judicial misconduct Hate crime Millet (Ottoman Empire) Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Religious law Women-are-wonderful effect Thomson
Sentencing_disparity
Overruled U.S. Supreme Court case upholding anti-sodomy laws
John Paul Stevens wrote a separate dissent that focused on the selective enforcement of the law against homosexuals. The Georgia statute could not be
Bowers_v._Hardwick
Internet BDSM and fetish pornography company
alleging the complaints and fine were "politically motivated" and "selective enforcement" received support from organizations like AVN and the Free Speech
Kink.com
Georgian lawyer and public official, head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
anti-corruption and “foreign influence” mandates risked arbitrary or selective enforcement. It further concluded that oversight by a politically dependent
Razhden_Kuprashvili
in 2005 from the Hebrew University. Her doctoral thesis was on "Selective Enforcement", supervised by former Supreme Court Justice, Professor Yitzhak
Michal_Tamir
Protest group against economic inequality
restricting the use of the public plaza. As a result, police began to selectively enforce these rules and issue trespass orders against those who were found
Occupy_Minneapolis
Concept in political science
laws that apply to almost anything we do now. We live in a time of selective enforcement of law. Francis argues that anarcho-tyranny is built into the managerial
Managerial_state
Law enforcement agency
resources to the field operations division. It houses units such as Selective Enforcement, Traffic, K-9, and Mounted. The division is commanded by a Major
Raleigh_Police_Department
Spanish information theorist
under which Princeton discriminated against him: erroneous outcome, selective enforcement, and retaliation." The District Court dismissed Verdu's complaint
Sergio_Verdú
1904 United States Supreme Court case
recognize selective enforcement claims by foreigners. Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (1999) held that immigration enforcement discretion
United States ex rel. Turner v. Williams
United_States_ex_rel._Turner_v._Williams
Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) Raleigh Police Department – Selective Enforcement Unit (SEU) San Diego Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics
List_of_police_tactical_units
American politician (born 1954)
various councilmembers, claiming First Amendment violations and selective enforcement based on disfavored speech. In May 2026, Paladino and the City Council
Vickie_Paladino
2012 United States federal law
interests. Some, like Bill Van Auken, have accused the U.S. of selective enforcement, citing its support for other regimes with human rights violations
Magnitsky_Act
Legislative or parliamentary law
because no mechanism or resources were provided to enforce them. Such laws often become selectively enforced or tacked onto other crimes in the judicial process
Legislation
county sheriff's offices, state troopers, and federal law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement purposes of these agencies are the investigation of suspected
Law enforcement in the United States
Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States
Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
differs from most other forms of corruption which instead seek selective enforcement of already existing laws. State capture is not necessarily illegal
Corruption
International hippie camping event
gathering in Arizona in 1986. Judge Bilby called attention to the selective enforcement of the regulation, and in any case ruled it unconstitutional, in
Rainbow_Gathering
Cypriot football administrator
handling, conflicts of interest in TV rights, biased refereeing, and selective enforcement of financial rules. Papastavrou called for Koumas’ resignation,
Giorgos_Koumas
Subject pursuing a foreign country's interests while outside its borders
covering foreign agents vary widely from country to country, and selective enforcement may prevail within countries, based on perceived national interest
Foreign_agent
corruption Political trial Political prisoner Selective prosecution Malicious prosecution Selective enforcement Two-tier policing Abuse of process Attorney
Captured_court
Abuse of power by civil law enforcement
situations where law enforcement officers may deliberately and systematically participate in organized crime themselves. Selective enforcement In most major
Police_corruption
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Sex_verification_in_sports
Solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action
land, enforcement may become lax. Covenants may be imposed through homeowner associations, and controversy has arisen over selective enforcement. Historically
Covenant_(law)
Someone who is in an army
some form of mandatory service, although that requirement may be selectively enforced or exist only in law and not in practice. Usually the requirement
Soldier
Title IX case
action against Columbia University alleging erroneous outcome and selective enforcement under Title IX. Feibleman brought seven claims for violations of
Ben Feibleman v. Columbia University
Ben_Feibleman_v._Columbia_University
Israeli non-profit research institute
faithful to reality to replace the whitewashed annexation discourse." Selective Enforcement: Repeal of Ban on Flag Hoisting: Under Article 82 of the Police
Zulat for Equality and Human Rights
Zulat_for_Equality_and_Human_Rights
Public university in Columbus, Ohio, US
neutral and are enforced uniformly". Critics argue the university engages in selective enforcement of university space rules, enforcing policies disproportionately
Ohio_State_University
Corruption where private interests influence a state's decision-making processes
differs from most other forms of corruption which instead seek selective enforcement of already existing laws. State capture is not necessarily illegal
State_capture
in public appointments, insufficient judicial independence, and selective enforcement of anti-graft measures. They argued that Vetëvendosje had replaced
February 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election
February_2025_Kosovan_parliamentary_election
Practice of a wife selling her husband
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Husband_selling
Law enforcement agency
department as "troubled" and plagued by "allegations of nepotism, selective enforcement and excessive force". In 2018, an unarmed man, Robbie Ramirez, was
Albany County Sheriff's Office (Wyoming)
Albany_County_Sheriff's_Office_(Wyoming)
Inappropriate conduct or illegal actions by police in official capacity
ticket-able (e.g. bicycling on the sidewalk), so as to get more money Selective enforcement ("throwing the book at" people who one dislikes; this is often related
Police_misconduct
Deliberately misleading information
manipulation is sometimes also used to describe the selective enforcement of Internet censorship or selective violations of net neutrality. Internet manipulation
Disinformation
1978 children's novel by Louis Sachar
good student, but he always gets in trouble due to Mrs. Jewls' selectively enforcing the rules, as he was the first student to speak out loud in her
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Sideways_Stories_from_Wayside_School
Global coalition of healthcare professionals
conflict zones. Its slogan is "Never Again for Anyone", rejecting the selective enforcement of human rights principles. "Doctors Against Genocide: Lifesaving
Doctors_Against_Genocide
Principle in numerous legal systems
generalised form of the principle of opportunity Selective enforcement, a general principle of law enforcement Selective prosecution, a defense strategy claiming
Prosecutorial_discretion
Legal term
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Sex characteristics (legal term)
Sex_characteristics_(legal_term)
Judicial principle
equality before the law Rule according to higher law Rule of law Selective enforcement Social equality List of civil rights leaders List of suffragists
Equality_before_the_law
American politician and attorney (born 1955)
law enforcement". The Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2014. Moseley, Brandon (February 12, 2014). "Byrne Co-Sponsors Act to Stop Selective Enforcement of the
Bradley_Byrne
2015 discrimination lawsuit
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Hong_v._Facebook,_Inc.
Type of American municipal ordinance
homelessness, a criminalization of ordinary activities – hence prone to selective enforcement – and unnecessary, since existing, narrowly targeted laws ban the
Sit-lie_ordinance
Flag of the unrecognised Republic of Biafra
which suggests that the ban cannot be fully enforced, making the legality dependent on selective enforcement. Chima J. Korieh argues that the flag is often
Flag_of_Biafra
Nigerian transgender woman (born 1991)
Money spraying is common at parties, and the law against it is selectively enforced and rarely results in more than a fine. Bobrisky entered a guilty
Bobrisky
School in Plantation & Delray Beach, Florida, United States
socioeconomic discrimination by school staff, and that there was selective enforcement of the school's prohibition of profanity. In response, professional
American_Heritage_Schools
inaction and selective enforcement. In 2008, the U.S. State Department reported that "Public Ministry officials, some judges, and law enforcement authorities
Public_Ministry_of_Nicaragua
Field of social scientific research
judges or prosecutors, who may engage in biased decision-making or selective enforcement of laws based on personal prejudices or external influences. This
Behavioral_ethics
Criminal offence in mainland China
‘feelings’, arguing that it would allow even more arbitrary and selective enforcement by the police that the ‘picking quarrels’ charge already enabled
Picking quarrels and provoking trouble
Picking_quarrels_and_provoking_trouble
threatening criminals. This sentiment was often reinforced by reports of selective enforcement, where offenders of certain backgrounds (foreign nationals, ethnic
Legal_issues_in_airsoft
Administrative tool that can be invoked by American presidents
United States, and other of its Federal executives, permitting the selective enforcement of some laws. The right of the president to delay implementation
Executive_waiver
prescribed in the Oslo Accord in particular—have resulted from selective enforcement. Professor Oded Haklai of Queens University, for example, has argued
Public administration in Israel
Public_administration_in_Israel
Religious police force in Kano state, Nigeria
regardless of religion. Public outcry also arose over the alleged selective enforcement of Hisbah guidelines as critics noted that the lower and middle
Kano_State_Hisbah_Corps
with ticket fixing in Garden Grove, CA, in 2012. Police corruption Selective enforcement Pearson, Jake (2021-10-22). "A Union Scandal Landed Hundreds of
Ticket_fixing
Informal rule that American police do not report misconduct by other officers
engaged in discriminatory arrests, physical or verbal harassment, and selective enforcement of the law are considered to be corrupt, while officers who follow
Blue_wall_of_silence
and selection for particular characteristics". Such de-selection or selective abortions are incompatible with ethics and human rights standards due
Discrimination against intersex people
Discrimination_against_intersex_people
Unsuccessful bill for DOJ reporting non-enforcement of laws to Congress
Moseley, Brandon (12 February 2014). "Byrne Co-Sponsors Act to Stop Selective Enforcement of the Law By Obama". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from
Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
Faithful_Execution_of_the_Law_Act_of_2014
Legal philosophy and political theory
needed] The difficulty of enforcing prohibitionist laws also criticized as resulting in selective enforcement, wherein the enforcers select the people they
Prohibitionism
lack of judicial independence, the lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights, and selective enforcement of economic law. There continues to be an
Corruption_in_Georgia
Legal ages for sexual activities in Europe
of sexual orientation; however, discrimination can result from selective enforcement with regard to individual cases. "This may therefore lead to a higher
Age_of_consent_in_Europe
Reform of criminal justice
Prison abolition movement Punitive damages Restorative justice Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Criminal Justice
Criminal_justice_reform
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