Terry Fain

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Project Associate
Santa Monica Office

Education

M.A. in sociology, Vanderbilt University; M.S. in clinical psychology, California State University Los Angeles

Overview

Biography

Terry Fain is a senior research manager in the Policy Studies department at RAND. His work includes criminal justice and health projects. His research interests are juvenile justice, mental health, and alternatives to incarceration. He is an expert in SAS and in analyzing large data sets. He holds master's degrees in mathematics, sociology, and clinical psychology.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Evaluation of Los Angeles County Probation Department's Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act
  • Evaluation of San Francisco's Back on Track program

Publications

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Report - 2012

Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: State-of-the-State Report - 2011

What Are the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California? - 2011

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Report - 2010

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report - 2010

Assessing Parolees' Health Care Needs and Potential Access to Health Care Services in California - 2009

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: RAND Quarterly Report, October 2008 - 2009

Neighborhood Effects on Crime and Youth Violence: The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Los Angeles - 2009

Simultaneous Recruitment of Drug Users and Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States and Russia Using Respondent-Driven Sampling: Sampling Methods and Implications - 2009

Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Phase I Report - 2009

An Experimental Juvenile Probation Program: Effects on Parent and Peer Relationships - 2008

Community Policing and Violence Prevention in Oakland: Measure Y in Action - 2007

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Report - 2007

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Report - 2007

Accomplishments in Juvenile Probation in California Over the Last Decade - 2005

Evaluating an Experimental Intensive Juvenile Probation Program: Supervision and Official Outcomes - 2005

How Criminal System Racial Disparities May Translate Into Health Disparities - 2005

Just Cause or Just Because? Prosecution and Plea-Bargaining Resulting in Prison Sentences on Low-Level Drug Charges in California and Arizona - 2005

Juvenile Probation Initiatives in California and Their Effects - 2005

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Report - 2005

Police-Community Relations in Cincinnati - 2005

Validation of the Risk and Resiliency Assessment Tool for Juveniles in the Los Angeles County Probation System - 2005

Evaluation of the Impact of Seattle's DWLS Vehicle Impound Law - 2004

Homicide in San Diego: A Case Study Analysis - 2004

Oregon’s Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact - 2004

Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report - 2003

A Decade of Drug Treatment Court Research - 2002

Elements of Well-Being Affected By Criminalizing the Drug User - 2002

Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001 - 2002

South Oxnard Challenge Project: Report of What Works - 2002

The First Malaysian Family Life Survey: Codebook for the Individual-Level Dataset - 1996

The Malaysian Family Life Survey: Appendix E: Master Codebook - 1982

Three Methods for Processing Life-History Data - 1980

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