In my state and county, our Police officers don't have a certain quota to meet for writing speeding tickets, although people tend to think that all of the time. Does your department have a required limit of written tickets, if so, how many and what do they have to be for?
2007-12-17 08:48:38 · 9 answers · asked by REENIE29906 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My large city department does not have a quota. We deal with crime instead.
2007-12-17 09:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Quotas are illegal. Most department's only have activity standards. They want you out stopping cars, tickets are warnings are up to the officer.
A popular joke on that topic is when someone asks an officer if they have a quota and the officer replies, "We used to have a quota, but now we are allowed to write as many tickets as we want."
2007-12-17 10:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the State of Texas the quota system is illegal. The officers can write as many tickets as they want or dont want, but it is not legal here.
2007-12-17 09:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quotas are illegal. I hope they never get that law pulled because I don't want to have to write tickets.
2007-12-17 09:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by woodyhou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother told me, "we don't have quotas, I can write as many tickets as I want"
2007-12-17 08:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most states have outlawed quotas.
2007-12-17 10:28:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
California....use to have quotas but with the new law to take effect 1/1/08 they can now write as many as they want to.....hooray
2007-12-17 08:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by malter 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
WI state supreme court found quotas to be unsconstitutional.
2007-12-17 09:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by ncaachamp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a common held belief everywhere it seems, as is 'arrests mean promotion', all misguided.
2007-12-17 09:07:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋