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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by monocasa on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:02PM (#24261923)
It depends on the department, but raw arrest counts are absolutely part of individual officer performance metrics, with low arrest count officers being "pressured to find something" at the end of the month.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-officers-arrest-q...

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by BelleOfTheBall on Monday August 24, 2020 @01:36PM (#24263111)
Which is absolutely a big issue with our policing system. Most of the time they just arrest easy targets like sex workers or people who could be charged with 'public misconduct' or something like that.
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