About the Safety and Justice Program
The Safety and Justice Program is the home for RAND research on occupational safety, transportation safety, food safety, and public safety (including violence, policing, corrections, substance abuse, and public integrity).
Featured Activity
Featured Project
CommentaryFeatured Center
Learn More
Congressional Newsletter
More »Recent News and Publications
Safety and Justice Congressional Newsletter - October 19, 2007
This month's Congressional Newsletter highlights reports on human trafficking, racial profiling, and the Bankruptcy Act of 2005.
Prebankruptcy Credit Counseling - September 12, 2007
The U.S. Trustee Program asked RAND for help in examining what constitutes effective prebankruptcy credit counseling and how to measure it. RAND presents conclusions and recommendations in this report.
Full Document
Related Report:Full Document The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Identifying Fraud, Abuse, and Error in Personal Bankruptcy Filings - September 12, 2007
On behalf of the U.S. Trustee Program, RAND examined ways to better identify and measure fraud, abuse, and error in personal bankruptcies. Conclusions include lessons learned from the IRS and the private sector may provide the direction for the future of the bankruptcy court system.
Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents - September 12, 2007
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee on September 12, 2007, by Brian A. Jackson. Includes insight into why 9/11 WTC recovery workers were not properly protected. Also includes recommended "key ingredients" in implementing an integrated approach to safety management.
Prison Health Care - July 12, 2007
California's ill and aging prison population needs improved health care - not just as a matter of compassion, but to protect the health and safety of the rest of us.
Focus on the Worst Ex-Cons and Boost Community-Based Rehab - May 27, 2007
Taking funds needed for new rehabilitation- and community-supervision programs and using them to build new prison beds is a costly and shortsighted solution to the problem of soaring prisoner populations and rising corrections costs.
Improving Recruitment and Retention in New Orleans - March 30, 2007
Hurricane Katrina created unprecedented staffing challenges for the New Orleans Police Department. The RAND Center on Quality Policing staff analyzed the problems and developed lessons for the City based on RAND's experience with large personnel systems.
News Release Research Brief Full Document Center on Quality Policing Research Area
RAND will conduct an assessment of how the New York City Police Department conducts pedestrian stops - March 1, 2007
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced that the RAND Corporation will conduct this comprehensive and objective assessment of how the New York City Police Department stops and questions pedestrians. RAND will analyze more than 500,000 pedestrian stops that occurred during 2006, in addition to and engaging in interviews and observations of current officers conducting stops.
Nanomaterials in the Workplace - Jan. 4, 2007
Testimony presented to public meeting on research needs related to the environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanoscale materials on January 4, 2007.
RAND Corporation Will Assess NYPD Firearms Training & Tactics and Firearms Discharge Review Procedures - Jan. 4, 2007
RAND was chosen to perform an objective and comprehensive review of the New York City Police Department's firearms training and tactical procedures. The study will collect information about similar firearms training nationwide and identify best practices. The study is expected to be completed by summer of 2007.
Top