NCJ Number
8806
Date Published
1972
Length
29 pages
Annotation
THE JUSSIM MODEL WAS IMPLEMENTED TO HELP DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCY IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
Abstract
THE JUSSIM MODEL IS AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR WHICH AN ACCOMPANYING DATA FILE DESCRIBES THE FLOW DIAGRAM OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE BRANCHING RATIOS OF THE FLOW BETWEEN STAGES, THE RESOURCES CONSUMED AND THE COSTS AND WORKLOADS. THE PAPER REPORTS ON THE EXPERIENCES IN COLLECTING THE RELEVANT DATA, THE ANALYSES PERFORMED WITH THE MODEL, AND THE USEFULNESS OF THE MODEL FOR THE DECISION MAKERS IN THE PLANNING AGENCY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)