Arrests made near the end of an officer's shift typically require overtime work, and officers respond by reducing arrest frequency but increasing arrest quality. Days in which an officer works a second job after their police shift have higher opportunity cost, also reducing late-shift arrests.
Cops less likely to arrest if their shift is about to end
https://www.nber.org/papers/w31985#fromrss
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I read the exact opposite not long ago - cops arresting people for anything they can think of at the end of their shift to score overtime hours. I guess it depends on the precincts willingness to pay overtime.
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It's published in the NBER which means it's still a working paper.
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Why do you say that?
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I just want some background goddarn
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