Police Accreditation and Clearance Rates

William Doerner () and William Doerner ()
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William Doerner: Florida State University, Department of Economics
William Doerner: Florida State University, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: William M. Doerner

No wp2010_06_01, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Florida State University

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether accredited police agencies display higher clearance rates than their non-accredited counterparts. The study group consists of all municipal police departments operating continuously in the State of Florida from 1997 through 2006. Independent variables capture organizational characteristics for nearly 260 agencies to determine whether becoming accredited improves clearance rates. Random-effects tobit analysis suggests that accreditation status does not affect violent and property crime clearance rates. Clearance rates are more influenced by the number of sworn personnel and law enforcement expenditures per capita. Instead of advancing the protection of local communities and bringing about meaningful organizational reform, accreditation appears to be a useful tool for bureaucrats who wish to further their own careers.

Keywords: police; accreditation; innovation; police reform; performance management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H40 H76 K0 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40
Date: 2010-06, Revised 2010-08
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Published in Policing: An International Journal

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DOI: 10.1108/13639511211215423

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