The efficiency of police stations in the city of Ankara: an application of data envelopment analysis
POLICING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICE STRATEGIES & MANAGEMENT, vol.35, no.1, pp.25-38, 2012 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 35 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1108/13639511211215432
- Journal Name: POLICING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICE STRATEGIES & MANAGEMENT
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.25-38
- Police Academy Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose - Police organizations' main goal is providing the security of the neighborhoods for citizens. This paper aims to investigate how efficiently the police stations in the city of Ankara work. It also seeks to determine how the efficiency of police organizations can be measured by using data envelopment analysis (DEA).