Research Article

A Systems Dynamic Model for Drug Abuse and Drug-Related Crime in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Table 2

Converters and equations for the SADC-WC system, the parameters descriptions, and values are given in Table 4.

Converter Equation

Initiation
Self-conviction
Inflow
Outflow
Uptake Fixed dataset
Relapse
Cases Fixed dataset
Convictions
Successful convictions
Failed convictions
Correctional rehabilitation
Sentences completed
Successful rehabilitation
Drug and drug-related crime death
Correctional service death
Rehabilitation death