Aussie Police Instructed To Create Crime To Pad Numbers
Leaked email reveals police ordered to meet arrest quota
"POLICE were ordered to meet quotas for the number of arrests, drink driving reports, traffic and drug offences in a five-week period, an internal police email shows.
The Advertiser has obtained the email, from Holden Hill Senior Sergeant Andrew McCracken to patrol officers on July 28, which listed five benchmark categories including the number of fines, reports and arrests each officer must obtain over five weeks.
Officers who did not meet the benchmarks would be required to provide "an explanation" to Sen-Sgt McCracken and their immediate supervisor.
Senior police now say the email's directions were "outside of SAPOL's guidelines and policies" and it had been rescinded.
The five-week targets required each officer to:
MAKE five arrests and reports.
ARREST or report two drink-drivers.
MAKE nine traffic contacts, including on-the-spot fines, using mobile breath tests.
ISSUE one drug-related fine or diversion (for minor illegal drug possession).
The email also said "a minority" of officers at the station had failed to reach the targets during the previous 12 months because they had "coasted" in executing their duty.
"It is clear some of you are really great workers and there are some (the minority) that have coasted," the email said.
"Those who cannot or choose not to reach these benchmarks will need to provide an explanation to their sergeant and me."
"POLICE were ordered to meet quotas for the number of arrests, drink driving reports, traffic and drug offences in a five-week period, an internal police email shows.
The Advertiser has obtained the email, from Holden Hill Senior Sergeant Andrew McCracken to patrol officers on July 28, which listed five benchmark categories including the number of fines, reports and arrests each officer must obtain over five weeks.
Officers who did not meet the benchmarks would be required to provide "an explanation" to Sen-Sgt McCracken and their immediate supervisor.
Senior police now say the email's directions were "outside of SAPOL's guidelines and policies" and it had been rescinded.
The five-week targets required each officer to:
MAKE five arrests and reports.
ARREST or report two drink-drivers.
MAKE nine traffic contacts, including on-the-spot fines, using mobile breath tests.
ISSUE one drug-related fine or diversion (for minor illegal drug possession).
The email also said "a minority" of officers at the station had failed to reach the targets during the previous 12 months because they had "coasted" in executing their duty.
"It is clear some of you are really great workers and there are some (the minority) that have coasted," the email said.
"Those who cannot or choose not to reach these benchmarks will need to provide an explanation to their sergeant and me."
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