AUDIO: New York's Police Union Worked With the NYPD to Set Arrest and Summons Quotas

Audio obtained by The Nation confirms that New York City's police union cooperated with the NYPD in setting arrest quotas for the department's officers. According to some officers and critics of quotas, the practice has played a direct role in increasing the number of stop-and-frisk encounters since Mayor Michael Bloomberg came to office. Patrolmen who spoke to The Nation explained that the pressure from superiors to meet quota goals has caused some officers to seek out or even manufacture arrests to avoid department retaliation.

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