INDICES FOR MEASUREMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PERFORMANCE

• NCJ Number: 8767
• Author(s): P CHEILIK; W J MERRILL
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 10 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER AAAS PHILADELPHIA MEETING DECEMBER 26-31, 1971

Annotation

MATHEMATICAL MODELS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP INDICES TO MEASURE THE LEVEL AND DIRECTION OF CHANGE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

Abstract

'THE RESULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY IS A COMBINATION OF APPREHENDING THOSE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY COMMITTED A CRIME AND DETERRING THOSE WHO HAVE CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING SO. THE INDICES PROPOSED REFLECT BOTH WITHOUT ASSIGNING A DEFINITE VALUE TO EITHER ONE.' (AUTHOR MODIFIED)