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"Center on Quality Policing, a RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment Center"--At head of page 1.
Document number: TR-1153-MOI.
"This research was conducted as part of a RAND Corporation project for the Israel Police. The Israel Police were in the process of reengineering their performance measurement system and asked RAND to review police performance measurement systems that had been developed elsewhere. The research was funded jointly by the Israel Ministry of Public Security and donors to the Israel Public Policy Fund at RAND."--Page [1].
Summary
"In this era of tight budgets and deep cuts in municipal services, local officials have prioritized police performance improvement and the collection of measurable evidence to justify budget requests. Police departments also benefit from measuring performance; the results can help officials monitor department operations, promote adherence to policies and strategic plans, and detect patterns of bias or misconduct. By defining what is measured, executives send a signal to their command about what activities are valued and what results are considered important. Performance measures can also help track the progress of individual officers, the efficient use of funds, and many other indicators of organizational health. This report describes some of the key considerations involved in designing measures to evaluate law enforcement agencies and includes a review of some of the best international practices. This report should be of interest to policymakers involved in measuring and improving police performance, particularly police executives and civilian oversight entities to which law enforcement agencies are externally accountable."--Page [1].