Optimal expert selection of location for Taiwanese correctional facilities

Abstract

This study attempts to identify those factors impacting the infrastructure and safety of correctional facilities in Taiwan via the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the optimal target population and location for such facilities. Results of this study provide a valuable reference for governmental authorities in selecting the optimal location and size of correctional facilities, thus ensuring a design that minimizes societal risks, and encourage other law enforcement organizations to understand how location planning can ensure the security of an inmate population.

Keywords and phrases:

• Expert decision
• correctional facilities
• modified Delphi
• analytic hierarchy process
• sensitivity analysis