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The Court System in BC A Complex Social System

The Court System in BC A Complex Social System. Richard Frank For MATH 800 – Sept 21, 2011. Individual Level CSS. Charges Dismissed. Do Crime. x ??. x ??. Charges Filed. Charged. Sentenced. Get Arrested. Trial. Court. Released Not Charged. Strain on Court. Some Resources Used

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The Court System in BC A Complex Social System

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  1. The Court System in BCA Complex Social System Richard Frank For MATH 800 – Sept 21, 2011

  2. Individual Level CSS Charges Dismissed Do Crime x ?? x ?? Charges Filed Charged Sentenced Get Arrested Trial Court Released Not Charged

  3. Strain on Court • Some Resources Used • Room • Jury (?) • Judge • Police Officer Charges Dismissed Do Crime x ?? x ?? Charges Filed Charged Sentenced Get Arrested Trial Court Released Not Charged

  4. Want to model Court System in BC • Not Individual Level

  5. Court-Level CSS Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  6. Court-Level CSS • Outcome/Result: • Leave the system • Re-enter system for same crime • Re-enter system for new crime • Input: • Offenders flowing in • Different time demands Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  7. Court-Level CSS • Variables • # of offenders • Types of crimes Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  8. Court-Level CSS • Parameters • # of judges • # of courthouses • # of court-rooms • time Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  9. Court-Level CSS • Linear vs. Non-Linear • Not all offenders put the same amount of stress onto the courts. • Various crimes • Various # of visits Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  10. Court-Level CSS Continuous vs. Discrete - Possible either way Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  11. Court-Level CSS • Aggregate vsIndividual • Court-rooms • courts • Judges Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  12. Court-Level CSS • Static vs. Dynamic • Dynamic, no repetitions • Changes over time Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  13. Court-Level CSS Qualitative vs Quant - Numerical analysis only Court-Rooms Court-Rooms Get Arrested

  14. Questions • Are current court systems efficient? • Any bottlenecks? Where? • Can it be optimized? • Move judges around • Transfer offenders to another court

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