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Advocates and officers back bill to ban ticket and arrest quotas in Ohio
Summary
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Senate Bill 114, law-enforcement unions, advocacy groups and a former patrol commander testified in favor of banning ticket and arrest quotas, saying quotas undermine public trust, encourage low-value enforcement and can cause harmful personnel incentives.
Supporters of Senate Bill 114 told the Senate Judiciary Committee the measure would ban ticket and arrest quotas in Ohio and create an anonymous reporting mechanism to the attorney general for alleged quota use.
Emily Cole, executive director of Ohio Families Unite for Political Action and Change, said the bill would reduce unnecessary interactions between officers and residents and remove the incentive for departments to generate revenue through enforcement.…
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