Speed Limit Enforcement

No Worries · 08-28-2013, 01:44 AM

End of the month and cops have to meet their quota. Or do they? I saw four different speed traps today, and passed several patrol cars. I saw one put on his lights after I went by, but he pulled over the car behind me. What luck. I was doing the speed limit when I passed this sheriff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbGcp8bnQ4g

Trip · 08-28-2013, 08:37 AM

Coming up to the end of the fiscal year too. Not sure if cops operate on that though.

Sixxxxer · 08-28-2013, 08:49 PM

A buddy of mine is a Baltimore Patrolman...They dont have a quota, but they highly recommend you met a certain number of tickets per month.

Porkchop · 08-28-2013, 10:04 PM

My roommate is a cop, no quota. He says that is mostly a myth.

derf · 08-29-2013, 12:34 AM

The best man at my wedding is a cop. He says that the quota system is a myth, but if they dont issue a certain number of tickets per person, per shift, per department it gets noted that they are not working at their full potential on their annual reports

Trip · 08-29-2013, 01:13 PM

They have quotas, they are just unofficial just like you said derf and if you don't meet the unofficial quotas, then you get in trouble. It's all so they can say they don't have quotas, but really have quotas.

azoomm · 08-29-2013, 09:51 PM

It's like any other job, kiddies. How else do they measure "department effectiveness?" The number of hugs received?

derf · 08-30-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

They have quotas, they are just unofficial just like you said derf and if you don't meet the unofficial quotas, then you get in trouble. It's all so they can say they don't have quotas, but really have quotas.

Yep, it is a quantifiable and measurable account of how they spend their time

Trip · 08-30-2013, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derf

Yep, it is a quantifiable and measurable account of how they spend their time

It also provides revenue to meet their budget forecasts.

derf · 08-30-2013, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

It also provides revenue to meet their budget forecasts.

and justify man hours, vehicle miles, equipment and facilities

08-28-2013, 01:44 AM	#1
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	Speed Limit Enforcement End of the month and cops have to meet their quota. Or do they? I saw four different speed traps today, and passed several patrol cars. I saw one put on his lights after I went by, but he pulled over the car behind me. What luck. I was doing the speed limit when I passed this sheriff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbGcp8bnQ4g

08-28-2013, 08:49 PM	#3
Sixxxxer Like Gixxxxer But Not Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dirty Jersey Moto: 2008 ZX6R Posts: 4,891	A buddy of mine is a Baltimore Patrolman...They dont have a quota, but they highly recommend you met a certain number of tickets per month. __________________ [FRSH] Candy Plasma Blue

08-28-2013, 10:04 PM	#4
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	My roommate is a cop, no quota. He says that is mostly a myth. __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

08-29-2013, 12:34 AM	#5
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	The best man at my wedding is a cop. He says that the quota system is a myth, but if they dont issue a certain number of tickets per person, per shift, per department it gets noted that they are not working at their full potential on their annual reports __________________

08-28-2013, 08:37 AM	#2
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Coming up to the end of the fiscal year too. Not sure if cops operate on that though.

08-29-2013, 01:13 PM	#6
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	They have quotas, they are just unofficial just like you said derf and if you don't meet the unofficial quotas, then you get in trouble. It's all so they can say they don't have quotas, but really have quotas.

08-29-2013, 09:51 PM	#7
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	It's like any other job, kiddies. How else do they measure "department effectiveness?" The number of hugs received?