The prison construction decision analysis for reducing capacity overloads with the social cost of crime concept

This conference paper is mainly to explore the decision-making of the prison construction for reducing capacity overloads. The ratio of prison construction for reducing capacity overloads and the prison population size for capacity overloads are measured by the cost of new construction and the social cost of crime. If the construction cost for reducing capacity overloads is less than or equal to the social cost of crime, it is worth to determine the suitable reducing ratio of construction and the prison population size of construction in capacity overloads. The proposed mathematical model provides a decision analysis with a simple method and project management viewpoint; the results can provide decision-makers with some suggestions to make the optimal decision on whether to construct at different reducing capacity overloads.