WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very interesting reading Andy. Sad but interesting. The police chiefs get a bonus in their paycheck for lowering crime rates, then alter reality to fit their justification to getting the bonus's. Deceiving the public by publishing their doctored crime stats. Incredible! Talk about looking through rose colored glasses.
Not a whole lot different than many private businesses.
Whenever there is a financial incentive to play with the stats people are going to play with the stats. When I was in the military the motive was less financial and more political, but nearly every stat that might lead to any kind of negative or positive consequences was manipulated. In my 17 or so years with a NYSE exchange traded corporation I never saw an honest representation of anything that might undermine a financial benefit or gain for those in charge.