DECISION MAKING IN THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM - A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (ISSUED IN TWO NUMBERED VOLUMES)

• NCJ Number: 11107
• Author(s): R G HANN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 565 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Toronto
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

FEASIBILITY STUDY TO TEST THE APPLICABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE TOOLS OF ECONOMICS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IN ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT THE OPERATIONAL WORTH OF COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELS, ESPECIALLY WHEN A SYSTEMS APPROACH IS ADOPTED, HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED REPEATEDLY. EQUALLY BENEFICIAL IS THE USE OF ECONOMIC MODELS TO EXPLAIN OR PREDICT THE OUTCOMES OF DECISIONS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ERADICATE DELAYS, THE REPORT SUGGESTS THE COURT RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF REMANDS AND REDUCE THE PERIOD BETWEEN COURT APPEARANCES.