(Richardson, TX) – An external law firm, charged by the City of Richardson with conducting an independent investigation to determine if the Richardson Police Department is illegally employing quotas on traffic citations, has concluded that the evidence does not support such a claim of wrongdoing. The investigation was launched in April after a Richardson police officer appeared before the City Council and alleged the use of a ticket quota policy in violation of state law.
The key findings of the investigation were as follows:
- While the Department uses statistics to determine patrol officer productivity, there is no evidence that the Department requires a predetermined or specified number of any type of activity, including traffic citations.
- There is no evidence of any disciplinary action being taken against patrol officers who fail to issue a predetermined number of traffic tickets.
- To review the final report visit www.cor.net/2021PDreport
Police Chief Institutes Policy Changes Based on Report Findings
At the specially called City Council meeting, Richardson Police Department Chief Gary Tittle announced the following actions will be taken in response to the investigation findings, in order to create bright-line guidance clearing up any misimpressions about the Department’s policies and expectations:
- To address any perception that undue emphasis is placed on the number of traffic stops and written citations, command staff will be directed to reinforce the position of the Department that there are no ticket quotas required in the department and that a ticket quota will not be tolerated;
- To meet job performance expectations, officers will be notified that traffic stops are still an important part of their daily duties and will continue to be used, among various other metrics, to evaluate officer productivity;
- All productivity reports will be standardized to create a consistent form for all supervisory staff to use when evaluating patrol officer performance.
