SD models of prison growth?

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"Jay W. Forrester"
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SD models of prison growth?

Post by "Jay W. Forrester" »

>From: John Trimble <trimble@scs.howard.edu>
>Given the exponential growth in the prison population in this country,
>fueled by anti-drug laws and prison without parole laws, Im interested
>in studying this situation/problem using system dynamics. Does anyone
>know of related work in the U.S., Europe, or elsewhere?
>
>From the MIT library:

AUTHOR :Frasier, Cline Wentworth.
TITLE :Crime & punishment - a system dynamics analysis.
PUBLISHED :1972.
PHYSICAL DESC :171 leaves diagrs., tables. 30 cm.


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SD models of prison growth?

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>From: John Trimble <trimble@scs.howard.edu>
>Given the exponential growth in the prison population in this country,
>fueled by anti-drug laws and prison without parole laws, Im interested
>in studying this situation/problem using system dynamics. Does anyone
>know of related work in the U.S., Europe, or elsewhere?
>

I believe George Richardson at Rockefeller College, SUNY-Albany has done
considerable work in this area. In addition, while Im not as sure, I believe
there was some work done with some folks at MIT, working with the federal
courts.

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Khalid Saeed
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SD models of prison growth?

Post by Khalid Saeed »

John,

You might also wish to look at Bill Schaffers PhD thesis completed at MIT
around 1977. A copy should be available from MIT libraries.

Khalid
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