TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - The application of queueing models to strategies for reducing prison population size
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Yablon, Marvin
SP  - 183
EP  - 196
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - This article examines the use of well known queueing theory models to investigate the effectiveness of strategies for reducing prison population size. These strategies are (1) reduced or zero inmate admissions, (2) immediate release of some inmates, and (3) a reduction of the average time incarcerated. The usefulness of the quantitative models presented lies in their being able todetermine for any one of the strategies the likelihood of obtaining a prescribed reduction in prison population size within a preselected time interval. Parameter values can be changed in the model, allowing examination of a wide range of possibilities.<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(88)90047-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -