Modelling Criminal Behaviours

["Istvan (Steve) Banhegyi"]

Hi there

Im looking for information on anyone who has undertaken or knows of models
which deal with criminal behaviour in society or other such sociological
phenomenon.

Steve Banhegyi e-mail: kkbb@hot.co.za South Africa
KKBB Management Systems tel +27 11 8829661 fax 882-0859
http://members.tripod.com/~IstvanBanhegyi/pattsimp.htm
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[George Richardson]

I believe Chanoch Jacobsen at Technion in Israel published system
dynamics work modeling criminal behavior in a work called Simulating
Violators.

...GPR

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George P. Richardson G.P.Richardson@Albany.edu
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Phone: 518-442-3859
University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY 12222 Fax: 518-442-3398
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["William Steinhurst"]

> models
> which deal with criminal behaviour in society or other such sociological
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The Multnomah County (Oregon) Criminal Justice Department did a lot
of work in that area in the early to mid-70s. I think they mostly
used stochastic queing models (GASP, GPSS type stuff), but their
hearts were in the right place. Anyone in the Portland OR crowd
remember it? Also, I vaguely recall some work being done at John
Jay College in New York City and at SUNY-Albany (Don Gottfredson
and Co.), but could be wrong. And, of course, theres all the
Heroin use models in the SD literature.

Good luck! Bill Steinhurst
wsteinhu@psd.state.vt.us

[Drs RWA van der Wyck]

Hello Steve,

A sight which might be of interest is the "Academic Center for
Experiments in Simulation". These are modelling initiatives undertaken
in the social services area. The www is:
http://www.fgg.eur.nl/fsw/bsk/aces.html.

Hopefully this is of some help.

Rhoderick van der Wyck
rvdwyck@paradigm.nl

[forda@mail.wsu.edu (Andy Ford)]

This is Andy Ford at WSU replied to Bill Steinhursts question to any of us
in the NorthWest who might remember some modeling work of criminal justince
in Multnomah County. One of the modelers is Bob Johannsen. Bob is with
Portland State University. His students did a model of the people flow
through the Multnomah County Sheriffs office. If you want to learn more,
you might reach Bob at
bobj@teleport.com

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Andy Ford
Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4430
(509) 335-7846
FordA@mail.wsu.edu
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