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Measuring the efficiency of local police force

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Isabel-María García-Sánchez ()
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Article provided by Springer in its journal European Journal of Law and Economics.

Volume (Year): 27 (2009)
Issue (Month): 1 (February)
Pages: 59-77
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Keywords: Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Police; Local authorities; H11;

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  1. Drake, Leigh & Simper, Richard, 2002. "X-Efficiency and Scale Economies in Policing: A Comparative Study Using the Distribution Free Approach and DEA," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 34(15), pages 1859-70, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Roll, Y. & Golany, B. & Seroussy, D., 1989. "Measuring the efficiency of maintenance units in the Israeli Air Force," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 43(2), pages 136-142, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. José Lorenzo & Isabel Sánchez, 2007. "Efficiency evaluation in municipal services: an application to the street lighting service in Spain," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 27(3), pages 149-162, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Cameron, Samuel, 1989. "Police Cost Function Estimates for England and Wales," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 21(10), pages 1279-89, October.
  5. Thanassoulis, Emmanuel, 1995. "Assessing police forces in England and Wales using data envelopment analysis," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 87(3), pages 641-657, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Charnes, A. & Cooper, W. W. & Rhodes, E., 1978. "Measuring the efficiency of decision making units," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 2(6), pages 429-444, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Diez-Ticio, Amor & Mancebon, Maria-Jesus, 2002. "The Efficiency of the Spanish Police Service: An Application of the Multiactivity DEA Model," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 351-62, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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