Evaluating the effectiveness of the Spanish police force through data envelopment analysis

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-57

  García Sánchez, Isabel María ^a  

^a Edificio FES   (Spain)

Author keywords

DEA; Effectiveness; Police services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547517607     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-007-9004-z     Document Type: Article

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