Abstract
The recent increases in all forms of correctional control have dramatized the need to better anticipate future criminal justice resources. There have been significant technical advances in the development of policy simulation models. These models are especially well suited to provide policymakers with accurate information on the consequences of proposed innovative sentencing and administrative reforms on correctional population growth. However, for them to be fully used, policymarkers must assume a more proactive stance in policy formation and researchers must develop a more comprehensive body of knowledge of how reforms can be best implemented by criminal justice agencies.
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