2013-05-17T15:14:54Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/heaton_paul.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/01/SRT.html 2010-03-01T16:02:00Z 2010-03-01T16:02:00Z

If we observe that high crime and low levels of religious belief or high levels of belief and low crime go hand in hand, how should we interpret that correlation? asks Paul Heaton.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR552.html 2008-02-05T19:04:00Z 2008-02-05T19:04:00Z

Examines the effects of a five-year school closing in Prince Edward County, Virginia, a result of opposition to court-ordered integration, on affected black children's educational attainment and economic outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080619.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beginning in 1959, the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, were closed for five years in opposition to court-ordered integration. Affected black students did not exhibit substantially worse material, health, and incarceration outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9539.html 2010-06-09T16:30:00Z 2010-06-09T16:30:00Z

Congress has questioned the scope and efficacy of enlistment and reenlistment bonuses, but Army high-quality recruiting would have been lower without them; they are more cost-effective than pay but less so than recruiters as a way to gain recruits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR660.html 2009-03-12T16:30:00Z 2009-03-12T16:30:00Z

Reports on the FY2006 Anti-Gang Initiative for the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, who coordinates the Project Safe Neighborhood programs in his district.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9513.html 2010-03-04T15:21:00Z 2010-03-04T15:21:00Z

Higher auto insurance rates in Michigan lead to a high proportion of drivers without auto insurance. Introducing options or fee schedules for personal injury protection coverage could help lead to broader, more-affordable choices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR648.html 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z

Using data from inpatient hospitalizations surrounding a 2003 Colorado auto insurance reform, tests the model of behavior that predicts physicians may respond dysfunctionally to financial incentives by recommending unnecessary treatment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR595.html 2008-07-17T13:22:00Z 2008-07-17T13:22:00Z

Briefing prepared as testimony for the Nevada Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Task Force intended to inform the Task Force about Nevada’s liability situation relative to other states.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1409.html 2010-01-25T17:03:00Z 2010-01-25T17:03:00Z

Examines the relationship between information technology, organization, and productivity in the public sector using a panel data set of police departments that covers 1987 through 2003.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9644.html 2012-04-11T08:15:00Z 2012-04-11T08:15:00Z

Estimates the effects of the 2007 expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program, which offered tax credits to employers who hired certain groups of veterans, including those with service-connected disabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1216.html 2012-04-23T08:00:00Z 2012-04-23T08:00:00Z

Uses the experience of Massachusetts's heath care reform to empirically estimate how health reform impacts the volume and cost of workers' compensation hospital care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR827.html 2010-11-09T14:59:00Z 2010-11-09T14:59:00Z

Data from 2007 through 2009 are used to tabulate the incidence and prevalence of recruiter irregularities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR518.html 2008-01-10T01:10:00Z 2008-01-10T01:10:00Z

The U.K. National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned RAND Europe to conduct this review to identify and synthesize international research about the effectiveness of community orders in reducing re-offending.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1281.html 2012-06-28T15:30:00Z 2012-06-28T15:30:00Z

Examines how the combat death of service members affects the subsequent labor market earnings of surviving spouses and the extent to which federal survivor benefits compensate for lost household earnings.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9565.html 2010-12-23T09:15:00Z 2010-12-23T09:15:00Z

Summarizes results of a RAND Corporation study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense in order to weigh repeal of the law known as

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9463.html 2009-08-28T10:40:00Z 2009-08-28T10:40:00Z

Identifies factors that explain recruiting trends among blacks and Hispanics from 2000 to 2007, including the responsiveness of these groups to various recruiting resources as well as other factors, such as the effect of the Iraq war.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200166.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z

This paper analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime, focusing on the phased introduction of such sales in Virginia beginning in 2004.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/11/22/LAT.html 2011-11-22T11:49:00Z 2011-11-22T11:49:00Z

The high cost of crime to society suggests that adding police officers may give large cities a sizable return on their investments, write Greg Ridgeway and Paul Heaton.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR818.html 2011-06-22T10:45:00Z 2011-06-22T10:45:00Z

Analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime, focusing on the phased introduction of such sales in Virginia beginning in 2004.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB633.html 2012-03-15T11:30:00Z 2012-03-15T11:30:00Z

This briefing identifies policy questions related to compensating service members and their survivors for fatality risk. It compares combat fatality patterns with fatalities occurring in other contexts and discusses current compensation programs.