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?Yes, We Have No DUI Quotas?

By Lawrence Taylor

As every experienced DUI attorney (and patrol cop) knows, DUI quotas commonly exist — despite the repeated denials of police bureaucrats.  See my past posts DUI Quotas, "Inside Edition" Documents DUI Quotas Across U.S. and "What DUI Quotas?".  They may be unwritten, or disguised as "suggestions" or "guidelines", but the intent to the patrol cop is clear:  make the quota or else.  And the coercive effect of this can be considerable, leading many cops to make arrests where there may be insufficient reason to do so. In today’s headlines: Alabama Troopers at Birmingham Post Instructed to Cite More for DUI Birmingham, AL.  June 13 —   The number of tickets for DUI written by state police from the Birmingham post doubled in March after a memo from the acting post commander threatened to punish any trooper who did not make at least three DUI arrests by the end of that month...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on June 13, 2010 (boomark / email).