Measuring the performance of police forces in Taiwan using data envelopment analysis

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Wu, Tai Hsi ^a   Chen, Ming Shiun ^a   Yeh, Jin Yii ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Performance measuring; Police efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; URBANIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; QUALITY CONTROL; TAIWAN;

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77953807219     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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