A Multicriteria Nominal Classification Method to Define Public Safety Policies in Brazilian States

• Published in: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) pp. 3108 - 3111
• Main Authors: Mendonca Silva, Maisa, Gusmao, Ana Paula H., Clemente, Thrcylla R.N., Santiago, Katarina T.M., Costa, Ana Paula C.S.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Automobiles; Decision making; Guidelines; Law enforcement; Multicriteria decision analysis; NomClass; Nominal Classification; Public policy; Public Safety Policies; Safety; Security

This paper presents an application using NomClass (a new multicriteria nominal classification method based on PROMETHEE) to define safety policies in Brazilian states regarding two dimensions: property crimes and violent crimes against people. The application includes 11 of the 26 states of Brazil a...