Police Departments Use Several Methods to Measure Police Productivity

question 87

Essay

Police departments use several methods to measure police productivity. In light of the shift to community policing (and away from punitive crime control), can measures such as arrests and traffic stops still be used as measures of police productivity? Support your answer, and suggest alternative measures if appropriate.

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Definitions:

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