The following links may be of interest to visitors to the Center for Competitive Government’s web site.
Media Interviews
- The Hidden Cost of False Alarms, A New Marketplace Podcast
- When burglar alarms don’t work
- Public Radio Interview with Simon Hakim – Should police depts be privatized?
- Audio Interview with Simon Hakim – Market Forces, Budget Stresses Driving Police Privatization
- Heartland Institute interviews with Simon Hakim
PowerPoint Presentations
- Enhancing Police Productivity Using Private Security: The Case of Verified Response In Salt Lake City
- Public Provision of a Private Good
- Exposing Homeland Security to Competition
- Homeland Security: Public Restructuring and Private Participation
- Planning and Evaluation of Public Programs
- Economics and Management of Privatization
- Privatizing Transportation Systems
- Differentiation in Police Services In City Neighborhoods
- Monopolistic vs. Competitive Police
- Adam Smith Rescues (Funding for) Emergency Services
- Evaluating Alternative Policies To Combat False Emergency Calls
- Private Policing & Crime: Experiences, Evaluation, and Future Direction
- Evaluating Alternative Policies To Combat False Emergency Calls
- Private Security VS. Public Police, Germany
- Comparison of Prison Costs and Contractor Pricing: Towards a More Competitive Model for The Prison Market
Clients
- The City of Philadelphia
- Philadelphia International Airport
- U.S. Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice
- U.S. Department of Labor
- The State of Kansas
- Volunteers of America
- Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation
- Pennsylvania Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
- ADT Security
- Temple University
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Center for Competitive Government