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Performance Evaluation of Integrated Public Security Areas: Application of the PROMETHEE II Method in the Brazilian Context

Version 1 : Received: 25 March 2022 / Approved: 28 March 2022 / Online: 28 March 2022 (14:09:57 CEST)

How to cite: Basilio, M.; Pereira, V.; Costa, H. Performance Evaluation of Integrated Public Security Areas: Application of the PROMETHEE II Method in the Brazilian Context. Preprints 2022, 2022030366. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0366.v1 Basilio, M.; Pereira, V.; Costa, H. Performance Evaluation of Integrated Public Security Areas: Application of the PROMETHEE II Method in the Brazilian Context. Preprints 2022, 2022030366. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0366.v1

Abstract

Purpose: This research aims to model a police agency ordering problem based on criteria that measure the performance of operational and logistical variables, using a multicriteria method. Design/methodology/approach: The multicriteria method PROMETHEE II was used, which with the aid of the Visual PROMETHEE software, emulated the systematized data in the impact matrix and produced the final ordering of the most efficient police agencies in equalizing the operational, logistical, financial, and human resources applied in the combating crime and reducing criminal indices. Findings: The results confirmed that the resources made available to police agencies located in different municipalities in the metropolitan region of the state of Rio de Janeiro are better applied by managers compared to police units in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. Research limitations/implications: As implications of the research, it can be inferred that the use of multicriteria methods in modelling problems in ​​public security can contribute to the rationalization of the use of available resources to fight crime in large cities. Research has shown that it is possible to use the multicriteria methodology in ordering police agencies that best equalize the available resources. Practical implications: The practical impact of this research lies in optimizing the resources available to law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime in general. Social implications: The results can influence the decision making of the local government in the allocation of resources, as well as offering sectors of the economy information relevant to local development. Originality/value: The results of the MCDA analysis can be used to help police agencies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to be more efficient. In addition, the application of MCDA can be a new approach to measuring the efficiency of police services.

Keywords

Military Police; Efficiency; Police performance; Productivity; Decision making; Multicriteria; PROMETHEE II; MCDA

Subject

Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering

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