We know that collecting accurate data alone doesn't do anything to improve police work. We also know that there are both pros and cons regarding performance measurement. Identify at least three pros and three cons for performance measurement

Follow with a short conclusion (less than 100 words) why performance measurement should be adopted by every police department.


a) Pros: Improve performance, what gets measured gets supervised, it's workable, resource justification, and transparency.
b) Cons: It's a threat, it's been done before, no cause-effect outcomes, unfair comparisons, performance measurement is a political tool, there's no way to measure what I do, you'll attach my pat to my performance.

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