"Polanco, who first told his story to the Voice back in 2010 for our "NYPD Tapes" series, talked about his period in the 41st Precinct in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, and how his views of policing evolved away from the constant quota pressure.
Polanco talked movingly about how a police officer's job ranges way beyond just making arrests, doing stop and frisks and writing summonses in service of quotas. "Every radio call brings something different," he said. "Our job is to help the needs of the community. We are referees. We are in between moms fighting for their daughters."
As for police policy, he says, "What's on paper, the written policies, is way different from what actually goes on out there. It was all about 'productivity,' it had nothing to do with what we do every day.""
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/03/landmark_stop_a.php
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