5-05/020.15 - Selective Enforcement

Selective enforcement is a directed enforcement program designed to reduce collisions, incidences of driving under the influence or identified Vehicle Code violations at a specific location.  A selective enforcement program shall be comprised of the following:

• Statistical evaluation of traffic collisions, citation, or arrest data to identify problem areas;
• Specific goals for each targeted location;
• A designated period of time for the enforcement action;
• Distribution of criteria in writing to field personnel;
• Documentation of enforcement action taken by field personnel; and
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of the enforcement actions.