By Amy Ziniak for Daily Mail Australia There's always been suspicion that police had quotas to meet when it came to speeding fines, but now there's proof. Emails seen by an Adelaide newspaper have revealed that South Australian police are in fact being pushed to hit their traffic fine benchmarks, pressured to 'hammer' drivers instead of letting them off with a caution. South Australian police have adamantly denied the claims saying there are 'no quotas' only a benchmark model to ensure officers always maintained the ability to apply discretion. Emails seen by an Adelaide newspaper have revealed that South Australian police are being pushed to hit their traffic fine benchmarks, pressured to 'hammer' drivers instead of letting them off with a caution.
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Emails reveal South Australian police are being pushed to hit traffic fine benchmarks
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A police sergeant told staff in February that he's expecting the senior sergeant to have some words.
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'There are NO quotas,' said SA police commissioner
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A benchmark system is in place for officers to use discretion
An email to @placeholder police officer read, 'we fell below our expected returns for traffic contacts for the last reporting period.