QPol Must Now Meet Quotas..

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Queensland police will roll out a scorecard system for cops in an effort to reduce crime by 10 per cent.

The average number of traffic fines, random breath tests, street checks and calls for service per officer will be assessed on the scorecards along with budgets and overtime.

Civil libertarians fear it’s a return to the controversial ‘‘kill sheets’’ of the 70s and 80s where quotas for fines were set.

Queensland Council for Civil Liberties vice-president Terry O’Gorman says the system could lead to police abusing their powers to reach quotas.


He says complaints were already being received about police abusing search powers in the wake of anti-bikie laws passed late last year.

‘‘Last year senior police indicated RBTs would be used as an opportunity to search cars for evidence of crimes other than drink-driving,’’ Mr O’Gorman said.

‘‘This has led to police unnecessarily searching cars and bullying and blustering innocent citizens into so-called ‘consent’ searches.’’

He said police must be made to tape all contact with citizens when the new scorecard system is in place and is urging the commissioner to introduce a rigorous monitoring system.

Scorecards are being trialled in several areas including on some squads on the Gold Coast.

Police Commissioner Ian Stewart told The Courier-Mail newspaper the scorecards were a way of ‘‘demonstrating to the public they are getting value for money’’ from the police service.

He also said the system generally focused on the performance of a group of officers.

‘‘And then the team leaders then assess the individual members. The balanced scorecard is more about group assessment than individual assessment and that is one of its strengths,’’ he told the paper.

AAP

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My Comment : Is this why the guy was fined for 1km over ? and the other guy for having his window down ???? This will lead to harrassment to meet quotas....