Recoveryone
Veteran CEG'er
I have never heard of a official quotas in most departments anymore, but what they call it now days is detail enforcement. like on Holidays, be on the extra lookout for DUI's. The way the game is play is like this, write tickets to keep the Sgt off your back or you better be making more arrest. As I said above every Officer has his own niche, but he has to show some type of paper work to justify his time out on patrol. Next to God, a cop has about the most power any one person can have doing their job (he can cost you your freedom, lose your job, take away your transportation, break up a family, cause you to lose money (Fines)). In the words of Mel Brooks from the movie History of the World pt1 "Its good to be the King".