Can Performance Management Best Practices Help Reduce Crime?
基于308个美国警察机构的调查数据，研究发现绩效管理系统能有效降低几乎所有类别的犯罪，但向公民报告绩效、给予警员自由裁量权等最佳实践对减少犯罪无显著影响，而让警员参与目标设定反而有负面效果。
Abstract As performance management systems gain popularity in police agencies, they are increasingly being criticized for their ineffectiveness at reducing crime and for encouraging abuse of authority. Scholars and practitioners, however, argue that these systems can be effective if they are implemented properly with the use of best practices. This article contributes to this debate by evaluating the impact of performance management systems and associated best practices on improving police performance. An analysis of primary survey data of 308 U.S. police agencies shows that performance management systems are effective tools in helping reduce crime across almost all crime categories. However, the best practices of performance reporting to citizens and providing discretion to officers have no significant impact on crime reduction, while consulting officers in the target‐setting process has a negative impact on police performance .