Children, Education
Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions, Lynn A. Karoly, Peter W. Greenwood, Susan S. Everingham, Jill Houbé, Rebecca Kilburn, C. Peter Rydell, Matthew Sanders, James Chiesa, RAND/ MR-898-TCWF, 1998, 150 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2540-9, $15.00.
Education and the New Economy: A Policy Planning Exercise, Cathleen Stasz, James Chiesa, William Schwabe, RAND/MR-946-NCRVE/UCB, 1998, 84 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2589-9, $9.00.
Regulating Child Care: The Effects of State Regulations on Child Care Demand and Its Cost, V. Joseph Hotz, Rebecca Kilburn, RAND/DRU-956, 1995, 65 pp., no charge.
"The Sexual Practices of Adolescent Virgins: Genital Sexual Activities of High School Students Who Have Never Had Vaginal Intercourse," Mark Schuster, Robert Bell, David Kanouse, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 86, No. 11, November 1996, 7 pp.; also available as RAND/RP-601, no charge.
"Communication Between Adolescents and Physicians About Sexual Behavior and Risk Prevention," Mark Schuster, Robert Bell, Laura Petersen, David Kanouse, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 150, No. 9, September 1996, 8 pp.; also available as RAND/RP-569, no charge.
Adapting Business Strategies
Weapon System Sustainment Management: A Concept for Revolutionizing the Army Logistics System, John Dumond, Rick Eden, John Folkeson, RAND/DB-104-A, 1994, 38 pp., ISBN 0-8330-1479-X, $6.00.
Velocity Management: An Approach for Improving the Responsiveness and Efficiency of Army Logistics Processes, John Dumond, Rick Eden, John Folkeson, RAND/DB-126-1-A, 1995, 50 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2268-7, $6.00.
Adjusting to Reality: Beyond 'State Versus Market' in Economic Development, Robert Klitgaard, San Francisco, Calif.: International Center for Economic Growth, ICS Press, 1991, ISBN: 1-5581-5157-5.
Sustaining Innovation in South Gate: A Framework for Restructuring City Government, Brent Keltner, Ellen Pint, Eugene Bryton, Cathy Krop, Robert Reichardt, William Spencer, Suzanne Perry, RAND/MR-804-CSG, 1996, 144 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2442-6, $ 15.00.
Crime and Drugs
"Drug Court or Probation? An Experimental Evaluation of Maricopa County's Drug Court," Elizabeth Deschenes, Susan Turner, Peter Greenwood, Justice System Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1995, 19 pp.; also available as RAND/RP-472, no charge.
Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits, Peter Greenwood, Karyn Model, C. Peter Rydell, James Chiesa, RAND/MR-699-UCB/RC/IF, 1996,
85 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2383-7, $15.00.
"An Experimental Evaluation of the Phoenix Repeat Offender Program," Allan Abrahamse, Patricia Ebener, Peter Greenwood, Nora Fitzgerald, T.E. Kosin, Justice Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2, June 1991, 28 pp.; also available as RAND/RP-419, no charge.
"Enforcement or Treatment? Modeling the Relative Efficacy of Alternatives for Controlling Cocaine," C. Peter Rydell, Jonathan Caulkins, Susan Everingham, Operations Research, Vol. 44, No. 5, SeptemberOctober 1996; also available as RAND/RP-614, no charge.
Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayer's Money? Jonathan Caulkins, C. Peter Rydell, William Schwabe, James Chiesa, RAND/MR-827-DPRC, 1997, 219 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2453-1, $15.00.
"A Game on Urban Drug Policy," James Kahan, C. Peter Rydell, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1995, 16 pp.; also available as RAND/RP-459, no charge.
Defense Cutbacks, Local Impact
Defense Cutbacks: Effects on California's Communities, Firms, and Workers--Executive Summary, Michael Dardia, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Schoeni, Georges Vernez, RAND/MR-689-OSD, 1996, 12 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2361-6, $7.50.
The Effects of Military Base Closures on Local Communities: A Short-Term Perspective, Michael Dardia, Kevin McCarthy, Jesse Malkin, Georges Vernez, RAND/MR-667-OSD, 1996, 72 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2354-3, $15.00.
California's Shrinking Defense Contractors: Effects on Small Suppliers, Georges Vernez, Michael Dardia, Kevin McCarthy, Jesse Malkin, Robert Nordyke, RAND/MR-687-OSD, 1996, 99 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2355-1, $15.00.
Life After Cutbacks: Tracking California's Aerospace Workers, Robert Schoeni, Michael Dardia, Kevin McCarthy, Georges Vernez, RAND/MR-688-OSD, 1996, 88 pp., ISBN 0-8330-2356-X, $15.00.