Skip to main content
Article
Evaluating US State Police Performance using Data Envelopment Analysis
International Journal of Production Economics
  • Michael F. Gorman, University of Dayton
  • John Ruggiero, University of Dayton
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2008
Abstract

In this paper, we evaluate the efficiency of state police services in the continental United States using a multiple-stage data envelopment analysis model. Using multiple inputs and multiple outputs to characterize police service provision, technical and scale efficiency are calculated for the 49 continental states. Given the complex nature of service provision, we allow for environmental factors of production and control for these non-discretionary inputs. Our results indicate that most states are technically efficient, but nearly half are operating at less than optimal scale size.

Inclusive pages
1031–1037
ISBN/ISSN
0925-5273
Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Publisher
Elsevier
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Michael F. Gorman and John Ruggiero. "Evaluating US State Police Performance using Data Envelopment Analysis" International Journal of Production Economics Vol. 113 Iss. 2 (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_gorman/26/