2012-05-25T11:16:54Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/public-safety.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2012-04.html 2012-05-11T13:15:00.000-04:00 2012-05-11T13:15:00.000-04:00

Stories discuss Iran's nuclear threat, social security for Mexico's aging population, programs to help veterans and their families, the costs of crime and the value of police officers, psychological operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. health insurance mandate, legal representation in murder cases, marijuana legalization, U.S. competitiveness in educational achievement, and Louisiana's plan for a sustainable coast.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP357.html 2012-05-07T13:30:00.000-04:00 2012-05-07T13:30:00.000-04:00

The individual talent within any police workforce must be managed in such a way that the skills and knowledge needed to provide effective law enforcement are recognized, appropriately utilized, and fostered. This occasional paper provides an overview of a RAND methodology for creating an effective workforce development system to better align personnel with current and future force requirements.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1153.html 2012-05-07T13:15:00.000-04:00 2012-05-07T13:15:00.000-04:00

Historically, police agencies have measured their performance against a restricted set of crime-focused indicators, but modern police officers must be prepared to take on a wide variety of roles. Performance measures should be multidimensional to capture this complexity. This report describes some key considerations in designing measures to evaluate law enforcement agencies and includes a detailed review of some international best practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1228.html 2012-04-18T07:30:00.000-04:00 2012-04-18T07:30:00.000-04:00

This report sets out findings from an independent evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2005-12 and Action Plans. The research examined the implementation, relevance and influence of the Strategy and its added value for Member States and at EU level.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120050.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

This study seeks to assess more comprehensively the results of decisions on whether and how to 'schedule' (i.e. to determine their legal status and penalties to be applied for sale or possession) newly emerging drugs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120095.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1218.html 2012-03-27T16:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-27T16:00:00.000-04:00

RAND Europe conducted a feasibility study on a European Cybercrime Centre by reviewing literature, conducting extensive consultations with law enforcement and a scenario based workshop. The study evaluated different options for the set up of the ECC.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1211.html 2012-03-27T09:15:00.000-04:00 2012-03-27T09:15:00.000-04:00

This report investigates how the Office of Border Patrol could employ pattern and trend analysis and systematic randomness to increase interdiction rates and mitigate smuggler adaptation. The analysis shows how approaches that combine the techniques yield higher interdiction rates than approaches using either technique alone, and it examines the circumstances in which combined approaches are competitive with perfect surveillance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1200.html 2012-03-27T09:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) aims to improve communities' ability to rapidly provide life-saving medications during public health emergencies. The authors examine (1) the status of communities' operational capability to meet the goal of delivering medical countermeasures within 48 hours of a federal decision to deploy assets and (2) whether there is evidence that CRI has improved communities' capability to meet that goal.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1193.html 2012-02-28T10:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-28T10:00:00.000-05:00

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential program coupled with post-residential mentoring that seeks to alter the life course of high school dropouts ages 16-18. A cost-benefit analysis employing estimates of the program's effectiveness from a random assignment program evaluation indicates that every dollar invested in the ChalleNGe program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9641.html 2012-02-28T10:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-28T10:00:00.000-05:00

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120047.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

This study used ecological momentary assessment to examine acute changes in college students' future smoking risk as a function of their exposure to prosmoking media (e.g., smoking in movies, paid advertising, point-of-sale displays).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120048.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Oregon's experience suggests that behavioral health insurance parity that places restrictions on how plans manage the benefit may lead to increases in expenditures for alcohol treatment services but is unlikely to lead to increases in spending for other drug abuse treatment services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120001.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR988.html 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1134z2.html 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1134z1.html 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR675z1.html 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00

Japanese translation of <em>Support for Students Exposed to Trauma</em>, including a series of teacher- or school counselor–led lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The program includes skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120060.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

This study uses an event-based approach to examine individual, relationship, and contextual correlates of heterosexual condom use among homeless men.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120049.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

This study describes CHOICE, a voluntary after-school program which targeted AOD use among middle school students.