RAND: Civil Justice: Documents Available Online 2008-06-09T08:15:00Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:755D67F0-41D4-11DB-A3BD-CE1F1D4D57CE Evaluation of the New York City Police Department Firearm Training and Firearm-Discharge Review Process urn:uuid:13253686-325E-11DD-BF60-AF0039788F35 2008-06-09T08:05:49Z 2008-06-09T08:05:49Z In January 2007, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly asked the RAND Corporation to examine his department's firearm training and firearm-discharge review. This monograph reports the authors' observations, findings, and recommendations. RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2008 urn:uuid:1F1B4060-1063-11DD-8EFC-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-30T05:46:00Z 2008-05-11T16:20:03Z The cover story compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; other features discuss water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization. Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers urn:uuid:5B666F38-FBF3-11DC-BE94-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-07T08:41:00Z 2008-04-07T08:42:00Z This research brief describes broker-dealers and investment advisers -- their numbers, size, assets, clients, services, and affiliations -- and examines whether individual investors understand the differences between them. The Legal and Economic Implications of Electronic Discovery: Options for Future Research urn:uuid:E924190A-EF9C-11DC-8B7D-E1BD38788F35 2008-03-24T10:59:00Z 2008-04-03T11:30:00Z Reports on exploratory research to identify the most important legal and economic implications of electronic discovery and develop a research agenda to improve future policy. Evaluating Alternatives for Renewing TRIA in an Uncertain World urn:uuid:FE968FCE-EB79-11DC-BFC0-E83139788F35 2008-03-14T10:11:00Z 2008-03-14T10:12:00Z This research brief summarizes an analysis of terrorism-insurance policy. The current law produces positive outcomes for conventional attacks but does not effectively address risks that nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attacks present. Community Policing and Violence Prevention in Oakland: Measure Y in Action urn:uuid:AE8250FE-ACDB-11DC-AF56-E1BD38788F35 2008-01-08T05:45:00Z 2008-01-08T13:21:04Z An assessment of the first-year progress of community-policing and violence-prevention programs funded by Measure Y, a 10-year initiative to reduce violence in Oakland. The report focuses on implementation; impact analyses will be conducted later. Investor and Industry Perspectives on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers urn:uuid:D9BF4036-B930-11DC-831C-C5EE38788F35 2008-01-03T12:08:00Z 2008-04-07T08:43:00Z This report examines current practices and investor understanding of brokers, dealers, and investment advisers -- three theoretically distinct types of financial professionals whose boundaries have blurred in recent decades. RAND Review: Vol. 31, No. 3, Fall 2007 urn:uuid:A47F129E-A3F9-11DC-9212-193339788F35 2007-12-20T04:48:00Z 2007-12-20T07:10:50Z The cover story issues a midterm report card for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Other features discuss prescription drug benefit plans for the elderly and different types of ungoverned territories around the world. Police-Community Relations in Cincinnati: Year Three Evaluation Report urn:uuid:21E14734-A7E7-11DC-8DE7-BABE38788F35 2007-12-14T06:21:00Z 2008-02-20T06:23:03Z In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the ACLU joined together in a collaborative agreement. This is the third of five annual progress reports on their efforts to improve police-community relations. In the Name of Entrepreneurship?: The Logic and Effects of Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Business urn:uuid:EE69D27E-8264-11DC-835C-2D1239788F35 2007-12-10T06:47:00Z 2008-01-21T12:29:56Z What are the differential effects of regulation and policy on small businesses? What is the impact of special regulatory treatment for small businesses? This book offers analysis of key public policy issues with implications for small businesses. Do Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley Justify the Costs?: Empirical Evidence in the Case of Small Firms urn:uuid:044C36D6-A1AF-11DC-B2A7-193339788F35 2007-12-10T06:47:00Z 2007-12-10T06:49:00Z This research brief summarizes the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on small firms based on a review of studies of relative compliance costs, stock-price reactions, and exit patterns from the public market. Is Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Businesses Working as Intended? urn:uuid:629EA948-A3F9-11DC-9BA6-193339788F35 2007-12-10T06:47:00Z 2007-12-10T06:49:00Z This research brief summarizes a compilation of studies on several kinds of regulation of small firms and their intended and actual effects, as well as how to ensure that such regulations have the effects intended. State Insurance Mandates and Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Are They Helping Small Business Provide Health Insurance to Employees? urn:uuid:BB3F6164-A4C6-11DC-A60A-BABE38788F35 2007-12-10T06:47:00Z 2007-12-10T06:49:00Z This research brief describes the effects of state health-insurance mandates and consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) on the access to and affordability of health insurance for small businesses. The Effects of the Changes in Chapter 7 Debtors' Lien-Avoidance Rights Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 urn:uuid:3F5DC62A-3C3A-11DC-8791-64E9D44B69C5 2007-11-26T10:56:00Z 2007-12-07T21:19:25Z The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) limited exempt household goods on which debtors could avoid certain liens. This study found no changes in debtor or creditor behavior due to the new limits. The Victims of Terrorism: An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector urn:uuid:F3FDA172-92E8-11DC-9932-E2BD38788F35 2007-11-19T10:18:00Z 2007-12-07T16:53:49Z This report documents 9/11 victims' groups -- a powerful force in U.S. counterterrorist policy and legislation -- and compares them to groups formed in response to other terrorist attacks. The Federal Role in Terrorism Insurance: Evaluating Alternatives in an Uncertain World urn:uuid:7F52E53E-6DF5-11DC-B14E-B0BE38788F35 2007-10-09T21:01:00Z 2008-03-14T10:14:00Z This book examines the impact of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act on the market for terrorism insurance and analyzes program enhancements to improve the availability of insurance for nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological attacks. The Role of Public and Private Litigation in the Enforcement of Securities Laws in the United States urn:uuid:F67DCCA6-67AF-11DC-8772-14BF38788F35 2007-09-28T10:14:00Z 2007-12-14T13:25:34Z The author conducted a broad, empirical study of the overlapping public and private mechanisms that enforce federal securities laws, and analyzed corporate governance reforms that litigators have required defendant firms to adopt. RAND Review: Vol. 31, No. 2, Summer 2007 urn:uuid:D2909E5C-57C1-11DC-A521-6825C9FFCC07 2007-09-12T10:28:00Z 2007-12-14T13:25:17Z Feature stories discuss the precarious posture taken by the world toward Afghanistan, lessons for the U.S. National Guard from Hurricane Katrina, and competing claims stoked by the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. Prebankruptcy Credit Counseling urn:uuid:090B1748-3AE7-11DC-AF10-64E9D44B69C5 2007-09-12T06:10:00Z 2007-12-07T21:19:24Z This report examines the challenges facing EOUST in measuring the effectiveness of prebankruptcy credit counseling for approving and reapproving providers, now that counseling is required for individual filers. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Evaluation of the Effects of Using IRS Expense Standards to Calculate a Debtor's Monthly Disposable Income urn:uuid:086096B0-3AE7-11DC-AF10-64E9D44B69C5 2007-09-12T05:56:00Z 2007-12-07T21:19:22Z The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires that bankruptcy filers with above-median monthly incomes use IRS standards, not current expenses, to calculate disposable income. This report assesses this law's effects.