Simulation in criminal justice: A case study of the juvenile court system

Thomas Moranian; Nachum Finger; Nelson M. Fraiman

Simulation in criminal justice: A case study of the juvenile court system

Thomas Moranian
, Nachum Finger
, Nelson M. Fraiman

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Abstract

A Simulation model using GPSS-V has been developed for determining flow rates through a juvenile court system linking four serial queues beginning with arrest, through a court review, court carry-order, and court probation. Observations of distributions of waiting times and processing times provide a basis for sensitivity analysis to consider trade-offs between court resources and gains in over-all flow time. The simulation runs with induced variations in court resources show the gains in over-all flow time expressed as reduced average waiting and processing times. The field data (1975) were collected from the juvenile court system of Morris County, New Jersey.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	270-277
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
Volume	1
State	Published - 5 Dec 1977
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 1977 - Gaitherburg, United States Duration: 5 Dec 1977 → 7 Dec 1977

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Modeling and Simulation
Computer Science Applications

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Simulation in criminal justice: A case study of the juvenile court system

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