By Bob Walsh
Shawn Casteel used to be a motor
officer with the Riverside PD He filed a lawsuit back in 2010
against his department. He complained that he was denied opportunities
and retaliated against for speaking out against ticket quotas (10 per
shift). Formal (or even pretty solidly structured informal) ticket
quotas are specifically against the law in California. The city's
basic response to his lawsuit was that he did not follow proper internal
grievance procedures.
The jury in the ten day trial believed Casteel. He got $2.8 million.
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Productivity is measured differently by each agency. When I first patrolled it was 4 tickets a day. I would concentrate on indisputable tickets such as expired registration or speeding in a school zone. Easy peasy. I never complained because I felt it was a reasonable number for an 8 hour shift.
State agency productivity is monthly. If you are low on tickets the sergeant will remind you to pick it up during the last week. So remember the Hwy patrol usually write more tickets the last week of the month. I don't believe in quotas but traffic enforcement is necessary to prevent crashes. Also, it should be the duty of each officer to locate problem areas and report them to the city/state traffic control divisions.
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