2007-08-24 04:53:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There is no written quota anywhere to be found, but Police officers are required to give a certain number of tickets per month. At least that's what I've been told...
2007-08-24 05:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by It's Your World, Change It 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not true. Police Officers do not have quotas. However large departments have preformance ratings they go by. Meaning that they rate officers on the number of contacts made. It doesn't matter if it is warnings, tickets, field interviews, or checking on stranded motorist. It doesn't matter which they do as long as they are doing something to prove they are doing there job. Deciding to write someone a ticket or a warning is completely up to the individual officers.
There are also laws set up state to state against quotas.
2007-08-24 05:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Lori H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No theres no quota, but think of it this way. What do you do for you're job? What if you worked at a hamburger place, and that about all they do, and you didnt make any hamburgers? What did you do? Its the same thing with police. If i go out all day on patrol and dont write a single ticket my boss is going to wonder what i did for 8 hours and 23 minutes.
2007-08-24 05:16:24 · answer #3 · answered by zebj25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the truth:
Every single state in the country has laws against 'Quotas'.
But every agency out there has Brass that like to call it things like "Expected level of productivity". If they poor troops don't meet this stupid number they throw out there, it can cause them to be transferred to less desirable areas, denied promotions and overall just being treated like dirt.
So, yes......... There is. And it is just plain wrong.
At the same time it does not cause them to write bad tickets. It just causes them to give tickets to someone they normally wouldn't. Like the little old lady that gets confused and accidentally goes down a one way street. Wrong, just wrong.
I have been in this job for a long time... and this one issue, the push for tickets, tickets and more tickets makes me sick.
Sure, some people need tickets. Others I have stopped and pointed out their error do not need to get stroked to understand what they did wrong. The whole point of routine traffic stops is supposed to be educate the public and to rectify poor driving... not just to bang out endless tickets.
But, don't tell the Bosses that..... to them information only goes one way... down.... never up.
2007-08-24 05:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all people authorized to ticket parking and moving violations have a quota, in spite of their constant denial. It is an unwritten law. Why does a meter maid need to carry 2-4 ticket books on her route???
2007-08-24 08:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 8 a day. Now that is based on a 5 day a week schedule. If they work 12 hour shifts three days a week, it is an average of 1 an hour.
In December, most departments raise the rates to 10 a day, to make up for the overtime they have to pay for because of holiday party problems.
2007-08-24 05:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Songbyrd JPA ✡ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There isn't a quota, but the number of tickets, self initiated cases, and etc., are used in performance evaluations.
2007-08-24 05:17:51 · answer #7 · answered by John H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all.
people only say that so they can feel better about why they got a ticket...as though trying to find someone else to blame for their mistake.
2007-08-24 05:01:00 · answer #8 · answered by miss kimi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋