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Microsimulation Models of the Criminal Justice System

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This entry provides an introduction to the use of microsimulation models for informing decision making by criminal justice system professionals. Microsimulation models are placed within a framework for understanding computer simulation models. A brief history of the use of simulation models and microsimulation models in the criminal justice system is provided. The processes involved in the development of the Queensland Juvenile Justice Simulation model are described to illustrate the steps required to develop, validate, and use a microsimulation model. Finally, some of the challenges and advantages to using microsimulation models in the criminal justice system are explored.

Overview of Social Science Microsimulation Modelling

Within the social sciences three broad approaches to computer simulation models have been identified: macrosimulation approach, microsimulation approach, and agent-based modelling approach (Macy and Willer 2002). The development of macrosimulation models...

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  1. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    Anna Stewart

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  1. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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    Gerben Bruinsma

  3. Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

    David Weisburd

  4. Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

    David Weisburd

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Stewart, A. (2014). Microsimulation Models of the Criminal Justice System. In: Bruinsma, G., Weisburd, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_689

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