The economics of criminal investigation in a municipal police force
| Autor: | E. R. Petersen, B. W. Simms |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Economic efficiency
Engineering Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology business.industry Information processing Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Criminal investigation Transport engineering Information processing theory Criminal intelligence Production (economics) business Law Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Criminal Justice. 17:199-224 |
| ISSN: | 0047-2352 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0047-2352(89)90020-2 |
| Popis: | Municipal police force activities, from car patrol and criminal intelligence to follow-up investigation, have been modeled as information processing activities and linked in an information processing model of criminal investigation. In the present study municipal police force data were used to estimate model parameters, and the resulting computer simulation was used to investigate tactical and strategic questions about the economic allocation of resources. The analysis, based on principles of economic efficiency and estimates of the appropriate production functions, suggests that clearance rates are most sensitive to learning activities, somewhat less sensitive to solving activities, and quite insensitive to sensing activities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|