An environment-adjusted evaluation of citizen satisfaction with local police effectiveness: Evidence from a conditional Data Envelopment Analysis approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 214-225

  Verschelde, Marijn ^a   Rogge, Nicky ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Citizen survey; Conditional efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; Local police effectiveness

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; COMMUNITY POLICING; HARD DATA; LOCAL POLICE EFFECTIVENESS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE; NEW AGE; NON-PARAMETRIC; POLICE FORCES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 84864459288     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.05.044     Document Type: Article

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