INFORMAL NORMS AND POLICE PRACTICE - THE TRAFFIC TICKET QUOTA SYSTEM (FROM POLICE COMMUNITY - DIMENSIONS OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SUBCULTURE, 1974, BY J GOLDSMITH AND S S GOLDSMITH - SEE NCJ-29343)

• NCJ Number: 29354
• Author(s): D M PETERSEN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Palisades Publishers
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE UNIFORMED TRAFFIC DIVISION OF AN UNNAMED POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE ADHERENCE TO GROUP NORMS AND THE EFFECT OF SUCH NORMS ON WORK BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

THE DECISION TO ISSUE A CITATION FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION, IT WAS FOUND, FREQUENTLY IS BASED UPON FACTORS AT VARIANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL PURPOSES OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION. AN EXPLANATION OF THIS PHENOMENON INDICATES THE EXISTENCE OF AN INFORMAL QUOTA SYSTEM AMONG THE MEN WHICH LIMITS THE PRODUCTION OR OUTPUT OF CITATIONS BY INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)