An evaluation in the choice of inputs and outputs in the efficiency measurement of police forces

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 701-710

  Drake, Leigh M ^a   Simper, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best value; Cost and production functions; Efficiency; Police; Police inputs and outputs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842346798     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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