annotated bibliography

1) André, F., I. Herrero, and L. Riesgo. "A modified DEA model to estimate the importance of objectives with an application to agricultural economics. " Omega 38.5 (2010): 371. Health Module, ProQuest. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

This paper demonstrates a connection between data envelopment analysis (DEA) and a non-interactive elicitation method to estimate the weights of objectives for decision-makers in a multiple attribute approach. This connection gives rise to a modified DEA model that allows us to estimate not only efficiency measures but also preference weights by radially projecting each unit onto a linear combination of the elements of the payoff matrix (which is obtained by standard multicriteria methods). For users of multiple attribute decision analysis the basic contribution of this paper is a new interpretation in terms of efficiency of the non-interactive methodology employed to estimate weights in a multicriteria approach. We also propose a modified procedure to calculate an efficient payoff matrix and a procedure to estimate weights through a radial projection rather than a distance minimization. For DEA users, we provide a modified DEA procedure to calculate preference weights and efficiency measures that does not depend on any observations in the dataset. This methodology has been applied to an agricultural case study in Spain.


2) "Fake DEA agents flash fake badges to fake drug dealers with fake drugs. " Narcotics Law Bulletin 1 Jan. 2006: Law Module, ProQuest. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

In US v. Santos, the DEA had set up a situation in order to catch drug dealers (Santos and his men) in the act. However, the court agreed with Santos that while the real DEA badges may have been flashed to create a degree of intimidation, the action did not create the impression that force would have been used. Without the force element in the charges, the convictions were reversed.

3)"DEA chief, governor clash on drug policy. " Crime Control Digest 14 Sep. 2001: Law Module, ProQuest. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and New Mexico Gov Gary Johnson debated the merits of drug enforcement for National Public Radio. Johnson diminished the federal effort to seize drugs being smuggled over the border into New Mexico, and Hutchinson admitted DEA agents seize only a fraction of the smuggled drugs.

4) "Judge refues to give money to Feds. " Crime Control Digest 12 Feb. 1999: Law Module, ProQuest. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

In a case involving drug arrests by Kansas City MO police, US District Judge Dean Whipple refused to order the money seized in the case to be delivered to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Missouri state law requires that drug money seized by police must go through a state court, which usually allocates the money to public school education.