The first SLAM II network simulation model for Juvenile Detention Management in Washington State was built in 1989 by the Washington State Office of the Administrator for the Courts. The juvenile detention process can be viewed as a complicated queuing system from the juvenile's arrival at the detention facility to final release from the facility. The detention process is simulated through the use of RESOURCEs, AWAITs and GATEs that control the movement of the juveniles entering and leaving the system. The goal of this research is to help judges and court administrators apply Operations Research to court management and to examine how parameters as well as structure in the simulation model influence the detention system operation. For example, how does varying the arrival rate, the service rate, or service style affect bed usage and judge time in a detention center? Or, how do changes in legal procedures effect the structure of the model and detention facilities' operations.
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