COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES OF POLICE PERFORMANCE

• NCJ Number: 15467
• Author(s): R B PARKS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 47 pages
• Grant Number(s): 5 R01 MH 19911-02
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Indiana University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSES A VARIETY OF INDICATORS AND OPERATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE OUTPUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE AGENCIES.

Abstract

CITIZEN APPRAISALS ARE SHOWN TO BE OF IMPORTANCE, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH POLICE AND OTHER AGENCY RECORDS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE A REGULAR PART OF ANY SYSTEM FOR MEASURING POLICE EFFECTIVENESS. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE EMPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE INDICATORS, GATHERED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, IS A NECESSARY COMPLEMENT TO CRIME RATE AND CLEARANCE RATE STATISTICS IN ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE SERVICE. SAINT LOUIS