Eh, Although I agree in theory I don’t personally agree that this is the way it works in practice.
At the end of the day, police forces are made up of people, and people don’t like their holiday being taken away. The incentive for management you are describing is to dole out more punishment, but the incentive at an individual level would still be to be to avoid punishment. In fact, management may be incentivised to dole out punishment for more minor offences, which again force further good behaviour.
Do I think it’s a good policy though? No I think it’s awful personally. People need holiday to relax and to do their jobs well, and taking away relaxation time can only lead to more stressed officers.
At the end of the day, police forces are made up of people, and people don’t like their holiday being taken away. The incentive for management you are describing is to dole out more punishment, but the incentive at an individual level would still be to be to avoid punishment. In fact, management may be incentivised to dole out punishment for more minor offences, which again force further good behaviour.
Do I think it’s a good policy though? No I think it’s awful personally. People need holiday to relax and to do their jobs well, and taking away relaxation time can only lead to more stressed officers.