The Court System in BC A Complex Social System

The Court System in BCA Complex Social System

Richard FrankFor MATH 800 – Sept 21, 2011

Individual Level CSS

Do Crime

Get Arrested

ReleasedNot Charged

Charges Filed

Court

x ??

Charged

Trial

Charges Dismissed

x ??

Sentenced

Strain on Court

Do Crime

Get Arrested

ReleasedNot Charged

Charges Filed Charged

Charges Dismissed

Sentenced

Court

x ??

Trial

x ??

Some Resources Used- Room- Jury (?)- Judge- Police Officer

• Want to model Court System in BC

• Not Individual Level

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Input:- Offenders flowing in- Different time demands

Outcome/Result:- Leave the system- Re-enter system for same crime- Re-enter system for new crime

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Variables- # of offenders- Types of crimes

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Parameters- # of judges- # of courthouses- # of court-rooms- time

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Linear vs. Non-Linear

Not all offenders put the same amount of stress onto the courts.- Various crimes- Various # of visits-

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Continuous vs. Discrete- Possible either way

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Aggregate vs Individual- Court-rooms- courts- Judges

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Static vs. Dynamic- Dynamic, no repetitions- Changes over time

Court-Level CSS

Court-Rooms

Court-RoomsGet Arrested

Qualitative vs Quant- Numerical analysis only

Questions

• Are current court systems efficient?• Any bottlenecks? Where?

• Can it be optimized?– Move judges around– Transfer offenders to another court