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BlueSuitRiot t1_j9q6gth wrote

Reply to comment by Uncledrew401 in Be careful on Warwick Ave and Airport Rd. There’s a lot of action out there it must be quota time. by TheOGJayRussle

Quotas exist but aren't named quotas. Police leadership judges a cops performance by how many tickets/arrests/interactions they have. Police are incentivized to write tickets, make arrests, and do investigatory detainments. Ticketing and arrests don't stop bad driving and crime. Ticketing and arrests only lead to profit for the state. If cops aren't ticketing and arresting, they aren't being productive in the eyes of police leadership.

So is there a quota? No. But there are consequences for not generating revenue such as missed promotions and benefits of "high performers".

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glennjersey t1_j9qfcug wrote

That's just a quota with extra steps.

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BlueSuitRiot t1_j9qpiaj wrote

Cops call it "proactive policing." I interpret that as they're lazy and only reach for the low hanging fruit to pad numbers they use to ask for promotions and funding from the state. It's all about making money, either through fines, funding, and asset forfeiture. The top brass is incentivized to keep crime numbers high so that when they ask for money from the state for new guns or swat equipment they can point to crime statistics that they themselves control. Quotas are illegal but policing is done with ulterior motives. Keeping you, your family, and your stuff safe is not a concern for them unless it directly benefits them.

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GhostOpera406 t1_j9qcv0j wrote

Imagine, instead, that we rewarded police officers for minimizing crime, minimizing arrests, and minimizing violence. If you can't do community policing, if you can't help people who are struggling, then don't be a cop, and maybe don't be a politician either.

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