NCJ Number
15500
Date Published
1973
Length
45 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE LEGAL POLICY DECISIONS INVOLVING THE ALLOCATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES, WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS TO BUDGETS OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY LEGAL SERVICES AGENCIES.
Abstract
METHODS USED IN THIS MODEL INVOLVE THE APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS OF LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS COMBINED WITH LINEAR PROGRAMMING, AND ALSO NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS COMBINED WITH DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS. CONSTRAINTS OR CONDITIONS TO SATISFY AND GOALS TO OPTIMIZE IN CHOOSING BETWEEN LEGAL SERVICES AGENCIES ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS. FIVE METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND FOUR SUBSTANTIVE PRINCIPLES ARE DEVELOPED IN THE ANALYSIS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)