NCJ Number
14878
Date Published
1973
Length
108 pages
Annotation
TWO SEPARATE ESSAYS, ONE OF WHICH DEALS WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION, THE OTHER WITH THE SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND EFFECTS.
Abstract
THE FIRST REPORT IS CONCERNED WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS - THE ORIGINS OF INTEREST IN COST-EFFECTIVENESS METHODS IN THE AREA OF CRIMINAL POLICY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELEVANT WORK, AND THE INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEVOTED TO IT, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF RELEVANT WORK AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO POLICYMAKING, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK ON COSTEFFECTIVENESS AND THE GENERAL BODY OF CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH. THE EMPHASIS OF THE SECOND REPORT IS ON THE VALUE OF THE TECHNIQUES THAT ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE FROM THE ECONOMIST'S STANDPOINT, I.E. AS MEANS OF DISCOVERING AND EVALUATING MORE EFFICIENT WAYS OF USING LIMITED RESOURCES. THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE POLICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION TECHNIQUES ARE REVIEWED ARE SWEDEN, ENGLAND, AND WALES, AND THE USA.