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3 pages in length. With court-related overtime typically represented as the second or third most costly component of most police department's payroll, it stands to reason why the chief of police is eager to implement a new system to address the problem. The inability to modify existing law notwithstanding, there are a number of alternative approaches that when simultaneously put into operation can bring a significant decrease to the hefty overtime hours. No bibliography.
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new system to address the problem. The inability to modify existing law notwithstanding, there are a number of alternative approaches that when simultaneously put into operation can bring a
significant decrease to the hefty overtime hours. The first option is for counsel to take the officers statement to present in court rather than his having to be there in
person on what may well be a day when he is not on regular pay duty. While this serves to place the officer in the courtroom via a lawful
defense method, it may weaken the case for the department if this is one of the few times the defendant actually appears to plead not guilty. Physical presence holds
considerable merit with regard to having the right to face ones accuser, however, at the same time physical presence is not mandatory as long as counsel provides a statement.
In light of the fact that a very high seventy-five percent of those pleading guilty forfeit their bond by not appearing in court, the
chief of police may decide to use a bit of reverse psychology by turning the officers appearance into a hit-or-miss for the defendants: no one who has been issued a
citation will know if his or her officer will be called to show up in court or merely file a statement. Those who feel they have a chance to
beat the ticket with a 50/50 chance of having the officer appear will help to offset the unacceptable seventy-five percent no-show rate that currently exists. Secondly, officers are paid a
minimum of two hours overtime under a number of court-related instances, not the least of which includes physical appearance when not on a regular shift, waiting at home to be
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