Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoThe police need this for...?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up1921arrow-down19cross-posted to: texas@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·27 days agoDo you think cops who are buying that sort of shit are reluctant to arrest people?
minus-squareaudalics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·27 days agoThey might prefer other methods of “executing” justice
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·27 days 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?
They might prefer other methods of “executing” justice
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.