Latest Publications from RAND
Financial Statements: Fiscal Year Ended September 25, 2011 — February 2, 2012
These are the RAND Corporation's financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2011.
Reducing Attrition in Selected Air Force Training Pipelines — February 2, 2012
The Air Force has a continuing interest in reducing high attrition and training-block failure (washback) rates, as both increase training and recruiting costs. This report describes research into these issues for nine career fields.
Sustainable Development in the National Health Service (NHS): The views and values of NHS leaders — January 31, 2012
A first systematic picture of United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) leaders' views of priorities and approaches regarding sustainable development (SD). Survey and interview responses are drawn on to show the importance of SD and ways forward.
Implementation of an Electronic Referral System for Outpatient Specialty Care — January 27, 2012
Reports the results of interviews with primary care providers and specialist reviewers about the implementation of eReferral, an electronic referral system that creates direct communication between referring and specialty providers.
An Evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program — January 26, 2012
The Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) requirement has been the most frequently cited standard in California workplace health and safety inspections almost every year since it became effective in July 1991. This evaluation of the IIPP measures program effectiveness using information on citations for violations of the program and data on worker safety in California.
Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital: A scoping review — January 25, 2012
The study reports on the evidence and potential for use of 'emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge from hospital' as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework, drawing on a rapid review of systematic reviews.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Logistics Applications — January 25, 2012
RAND Arroyo Center estimated the feasibility and likely benefits of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support logistics operations. Future theaters rich in bandwidth will have robust networks that can satisfy many logistics needs, and the Army should invest in connectivity to that network. In bandwidth-poor theaters, small UAS with direct, point-to-point connectivity may be an attractive option for providing critical situational awareness.
Research Gaps and Measurement Challenges for Studying the Influence of New Media on Adolescent Sexual Health — January 24, 2012
An expert panel was convened to develop a working knowledge base about the use of new media (such as the Internet, social networking sites, cell phones, online video games, and MP3 players) among adolescents and the potential impact on their sexual health and also to identify appropriate measures for assessing this use, thus setting the stage for future research and intervention.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Report — January 24, 2012
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2009–2010, Corrections Standards Authority–mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.
RAND in the Middle East (Arabic translation) — January 23, 2012
This publication describes the work, organization, and capabilities of the RAND Corporation in the Middle East.
RAND-Qatar Policy Institute: Capabilities Brochure (Arabic translation) — January 23, 2012
A collaboration between the RAND Corporation and the Qatar Foundation, the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute (RQPI) analyzes complex policy problems and helps policymakers create enduring solutions. This publication provides an overview of RQPI, including the research questions examined by the institute, its approach to client relations and quality assurance, its research capabilities, and the public policy areas on which RQPI is focused.
Reconsidering California Transport Policies: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Uncertain Future — January 20, 2012
Applies robust decision methods to evaluate California's transportation policies that considers multiple views of the future, and identifies strategies that consistently reduce emissions at acceptable costs regardless of future conditions.
Hard Fighting: Israel in Lebanon and Gaza — January 19, 2012
Like Israel in 2006, the United States today is likely ill prepared for hybrid warfare. To identify lessons that the U.S. military might learn from the Israeli experience in Lebanon, the author examines the state of the Israeli military before the Second Lebanon War, the lessons it learned during that conflict, the reforms it undertook to address its deficiencies, and how it fared during Operation Cast Lead three years later.
Fiscal Consolidation and Budget Reform in Korea: The Role of the National Assembly — January 19, 2012
Budgetary pressures imposed by Korea's rapidly aging population and declining fertility rates underscore the urgency of a medium-term fiscal consolidation framework. The author presents a plan for fiscal consolidation and budget reform in which a new parliamentary budget process would be established, centered on a fiscally constrained budget resolution that would be scheduled for adoption prior to consideration of revenue or spending bills.
Spotlight on 2011 — January 19, 2012
RAND Europe's annual report, Spotlight 2011, focuses on selected present and past RAND Europe signature research. With 2012 being our 20th anniversary year, the report features some of our most recent work while reflecting on how RAND Europe has developed and remained relevant over the last two decades. It also highlights selected research and corporate activity in 2011.
Impact and the Research Excellence Framework: New challenges for universities — January 19, 2012
The ImpactFinder provides an overview of research impact and a basis for more detailed examination of the 'why and how' of research translation. The tool is implemented as a web questionnaire and collects information across a range of social, cultural and economic impacts. It was developed to meet the need of the UK's new framework for research funding but potentially has wider application.
Evaluating the Communities Foundation of Texas's Gift to the Dallas Police Department: The Caruth Police Institute's First Leadership Course — January 18, 2012
In 2006, the Communities Foundation of Texas allocated $10 million to the Dallas Police Department to establish the W. W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute. An evaluation of the institute's first course considered participants' opinions of the course's impact on their approach to their jobs, their relationships with supervisors and subordinates, and their sense of solidarity with their coworkers.
Evaluating the Communities Foundation of Texas's Gift to the Dallas Police Department: Patrol Car Video Recorders and Laptops — January 18, 2012
In 2006, the Communities Foundation of Texas allocated $5 million to the Dallas Police Department to acquire and install digital video recorders and laptop computers in patrol cars, helping the department modernize its operations. An evaluation of the initiative considered the devices' uses and frequency of use by officers, officers' opinions of the devices, and trends in the proportion of citizen complaints that led to disciplinary action.
Using Social Media to Gauge Iranian Public Opinion and Mood After the 2009 Election — January 17, 2012
In the months after the contested Iranian presidential election in June 2009, Iranians spoke out about the election using Twitter — a social media service that allows users to send short text messages, called tweets, with relative anonymity. This research analyzed more than 2.5 million tweets discussing the Iran election that were sent in the nine months following it, drawing insights into Iranian public and mood in the post-election period.
Study on Appropriate Methodologies to Better Measure Consumer Preferences for Postal Services: Final Report — January 16, 2012
This report summarises work undertaken using stated preference discrete choice experiments to measure consumer needs and preferences for postal services in three European countries.
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