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Originally Posted by Schroeder
@Jim & Clive
I think the problem might be that you have been officers some years ago. Things change. If the Bedfordshire (spelling?) officers say they have to fulfill a quota then I have no reason to not believe them. Did you watch the first two minutes (and 15 seconds) of the video I linked? They have a target of 300 credits (whatever a credit is) per month.
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I'm not doubting the content Stefan but rather justifying it as per vienna's post and simply adding that the term 'points for pulls' is a most unfortunate and potentially misleading way of explaining the operation.
I've never seen a LEO being carpetted for failing to keep a high prosecution rate but I have seen one or two disciplined for blatantly ignoring offences committed in selected areas (and subject to 24hr surveillance cameras to verify such inaction).
I still meet a few currently serving LEO's from time to time and I'll be blatantly honest when I say that some of them do refer to the term above but it is an unspoken given that this is not the true situation in reality. Some of them are lazy and go out of their way to avoid such operations but the expectation from up high is always there nevertheless.