Police Ticket Quotas? Good or Bad

[foodcritic]

I wrote this in another thread and thougth it was worth it's own discussion...


I luv when the public complains about "Quotas" when it come to tickets. As police officers are jobs consist of handling call for service and traffic enforcement. How does the public "QUANTIFY" what it is that is done by the police if tickets are not written and reports are not generated ????

Since a budget is involved and people are getting paid, the public wants to see the value of their dollar. That usually means people are going to get locked up and tickets will be written!

The reality is is that there is a quota... ssshhhh don't say it loud. Police dep. are driven by statistics ( good or bad). Statistics drive departmental needs and budgets and the tax payers want to see the money used effectively.

Again this is measured in OUTPUT. (citations/arrests/reports)

Simple freemarket concept applied to (correctly I might add) goverment workers. That's the value of the dollar.

Let's not Pooo pooo the "Q" word it's not officially written in anything but it is needed for the taxpayers to get the best value for the tax dollar.

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I'd like to see the County get more of that money.

[kwillia]

There is nothing wrong with setting quotas. Besides... it only affects the law-breakers...

[SeoulFood]

good i suppose,

how else are we going to subsidize the retired trash living in trailer parks
living off disability??

[itsbob (Premo)]

A camera will raise more money in a week than an entire sheriff's department will in a month.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

There is nothing wrong with setting quotas. Besides... it only affects the law-breakers...

...to argue with that. The only people who get upset with ticket quotas are people who got caught on the last day of the month going 8 over when they've been able to drive past cops all month at 10 over.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by itsbob

A camera will raise more money in a week than an entire sheriff's department will in a month.

...are too Orwellian for me.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by foodcritic

I wrote this in another thread and thougth it was worth it's own discussion...


I luv when the public complains about "Quotas" when it come to tickets. As police officers are jobs consist of handling call for service and traffic enforcement. How does the public "QUANTIFY" what it is that is done by the police if tickets are not written and reports are not generated ????

Since a budget is involved and people are getting paid, the public wants to see the value of their dollar. That usually means people are going to get locked up and tickets will be written!

The reality is is that there is a quota... ssshhhh don't say it loud. Police dep. are driven by statistics ( good or bad). Statistics drive departmental needs and budgets and the tax payers want to see the money used effectively.

Again this is measured in OUTPUT. (citations/arrests/reports)

Simple freemarket concept applied to (correctly I might add) goverment workers. That's the value of the dollar.

Let's not Pooo pooo the "Q" word it's not officially written in anything but it is needed for the taxpayers to get the best value for the tax dollar.

I'd rather see a quota on putting burglers, murderers, rapists, and mimes in jail.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Toxick

I'd rather see a quota on putting burglers, murderers, rapists, and mimes in jail.

...see the first couple, but, a mime? That's a terrible thing to waste.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

...see the first couple, but, a mime? That's a terrible thing to waste.

Mimes are evil, and they must be stopped.