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MULTI-MODES MEASURES - FROM POTHOLES TO POLICE

NCJ Number
36773
Author(s)
E OSTROM
Date Published
1975
Length
13 pages
Annotation
MULTIPLE MODES OF MEASUREMENT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION (ROAD ROUGHNESS, STREET LIGHTING, POLICE SERVICES) APPEAR TO PRODUCE RESULTS THAT CAN BE RELIED UPON WITH MORE CONFIDENCE THAT SINGLE MODE MEASURES.
Abstract
AN EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE MODE OF MEASUREMENT WOULD BE CITIZEN INTERVIEWS WHEREAS MULTIPLE MEASURES MIGHT INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS AS WELL. CITIZEN INTERVIEWS, HOWEVER, DO SEEM TO BE AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF SUBJECTIVE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ROAD ROUGHNESS AND STREET LIGHTING...PLO