Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe police need this for...?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down16cross-posted to: texas@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoDo you think cops who are buying that sort of shit are reluctant to arrest people?
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoCommon for agencies to have internal ticket and arrest quotas for their officers and to promote based on number of arrests by officer. Consequentially, a change in the quota can result in a “crime wave” as the number of arrests rise. It is not uncommon for surges in arrests to occur during campaign season, as police departments lobby for bigger budgets and more manpower.
Do you think cops who are buying that sort of shit are reluctant to arrest people?
Common for agencies to have internal ticket and arrest quotas for their officers and to promote based on number of arrests by officer.
Consequentially, a change in the quota can result in a “crime wave” as the number of arrests rise. It is not uncommon for surges in arrests to occur during campaign season, as police departments lobby for bigger budgets and more manpower.