Research Article
A Systems Dynamic Model for Drug Abuse and Drug-Related Crime in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Table 4
Parameters for the SADC-WC system.
| Parameter description | Symbol | Value | Reference |
| Birth rate | | | [26] | Death rate | | | [26] | Relapse rate | | | [29–31] | Correctional rehabilitation | | | [29–31] | Successful conviction rate | | | [23] | Cases making court | | | [23] | Cases not making court | | | [23] | Successful rehabilitation | | | [29–31] | Net migration | | | [26] | Drug initiation rate | | 0.05–0.1 | Estimated | Crime initiation rate | | 0.05–0.1 | Estimated | Self-conviction rate | | 0.05–0.1 | Estimated | Successful corrections | | | [33] | Drug- and crime-related death | | 0.015–0.02 | Estimated | Rehabilitation related death | | 0.015–0.02 | Estimated | Correctional service related death | | 0.015–0.02 | Estimated |
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