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Originally Posted by 1325
Common misconception. Not for nothing, but quotas are illegal. Besides, whether one citation or a hundred are issued in a month, the paycheck is still the same.
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It's illegal when they get caught, yes...
L.A. approves $6-million settlement over alleged traffic ticket quotas
L.A. approves $6-million settlement over alleged traffic ticket quotas - Los Angeles Times
Stossel: Alabama Cop Fired For Recording His Sgt. Ordering Ticket Quota "The Police State" 8/15/2013 - YouTube
But there are ways to keep people in line:
Cop Fired for Speaking Out Against Ticket and Arrest Quotas
Cop Fired for Speaking Out Against Ticket and Arrest Quotas - Reason.com
Do police have quotas
New York Post reported Monday that two city police sergeants have testified they were ordered to meet a quota.
NYC cops reportedly confirm ticket quotas - US news | NBC News
They can call them "performance standards" or whatever, and tie them to overtime and promotions, so they can effect pay and skirt the legality issues.
ABC15 Exclusive Investigation: Do DPS officers have to meet traffic ticket and arrest quotas? - Story
We asked DPS about what appears to be quotas set out in the memo.
Arizona DPS Spokesperson Officer Tim Case insists they are not quotas.
"We don't have quotas here," Case said.
Officer Case calls the requirements performance standards and says that it's just a way the department has to make sure officers are doing their jobs.
http://www.copssoundoff.com/is-there...vity-standards
The Emperor has no clothes.