NCJ Number
85229
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: (July 1982) Pages: 204-215
Date Published
1982
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The paper develops analytic criteria for the selection of the optimal 'mix' of trials in a congested court system.
Abstract
It describes a model generating case quotas for major categories of crime that maximizes the reduction in the overall social losses due to crime. The empirical results for the District of Columbia suggest that scarce court time should be heavily allocated to trials for robbery and burglary. (Author abstract)