Ticket Quotas
Why would a San Diego police officer falsely report to his headquarters that he wrote traffic citations when he didn’t?
Is it solely, as the Jan. 4 article (“8 Officers Disciplined for Padding Ticket Reports”) implies, that not meeting “imposed quotas” will cause a loss of promotions, raises and other favors?
If fear of failure to meet a quota system drove at least eight officers to damage or destroy their careers, isn’t that reason to question the system? Does a quota system serve the best interest of the public?
G. A. COOPRIDER, San Diego
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