The use of simulation modeling in criminal justice dates back to
the 1970s. Early models were developed to capture the realities of
the criminal justice system, to identify what changes were needed,
and how small changes would affect the overall picture. Significant
time and effort were devoted to these projects and although they
achieved some success, the complex nature of the criminal justice
system and the difficulties associated with improving and
maintaining the models prohibited wide spread adoption in the
field. Some of the problems with early simulation projects were the
lack of data to validate models, the lack of technical skills
needed by staff to design and build the models, and the technical
difficulties with software programming to transform models into
computerized representations.
As simulation modeling has becoming a more popular technique across
many disciplines, and technology as well as the technical skills of
researchers has improved, this book revisits the concept of
simulation modeling with new applications for the criminal justice
system. The wider availability of data has made for more
opportunity to verify and validate models; computing software has
become more available and easier to use; and the capacity for
visualization and communication of models shows promise for the
future of simulation in criminal justice.
The time has come to examine the past, present, and future
contributions of simulation modeling to the field of criminal
justice. This work provides a central resource of information for
the current state of simulation modeling, and overview of existing
techniques and cases of success, and directions for future
development. This work will be an important resource for
researchers in criminal justice and related fields, as well as
those studying policy-related topics."
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