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The Economics modelling of policing and the measurement of efficiency
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posted on 2005-08-19, 09:54 authored by Leigh M. Drake, Richard SimperA recent report (Public Service Productivity Panel (PSP) (2000)) has developed a set
of criteria whereby the economic analysis of police force efficiency is to be made
standard. An aim of the government’s drive for efficiency rankings is to enable the
Home Office to determine a ‘best practice’ reference set of forces, and thereby allow
differential funding of police forces. This paper attempts to put this recent
development into a historical/evolutionary context and discusses: the economic
methodologies behind creating best practice reference sets; the techniques proposed
by the PSP (2000) report; and how best to estimate the production of police forces.
History
School
- Business and Economics
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- Economics
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Economics Research PaperLanguage
- en