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