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Public Safety

RAND research on crime, violence, and substance abuse offers objective analysis in place of emotion or ideology. Much of this research is conducted by the Safety and Justice program of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment. View all Public Safety Documents Available Online, all Substance Abuse Documents Available Online, or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report — Jan. 13, 2010

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 outcome measures from each of the programs for fiscal year 2007-2008.

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Security, At What Cost? Quantifying People's Trade-Offs — Jan. 12, 2010

To help policymakers understand the real privacy, liberty, and security trade-offs individuals are willing to make, RAND Europe examined three real-life case studies where these factors come into play: applying for a passport, traveling on the national rail network, and attending a major public event.

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Police Recruitment and Retention: Online Personnel Clearinghouse for Law Enforcement — Jun. 19, 2008

Part of the RAND Center on Quality Policing, the Police Recruitment and Retention Clearinghouse is a web-based resource that serves as a “one-stop-shop” for information about recruitment and retention specifically designed for the law enforcement community in order to promote evidence-based personnel planning.

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October 19, 2009: Prime Numbers: Doped, By Beau Kilmer, Peter H. Reuter (Foreign Policy)

October 14, 2009: Five Questions President Obama Should Ask in His Visit to New Orleans, By Melissa Flournoy (The Times-Picayune)

September 23, 2009: More Support Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters

July 30, 2009: The Decline of Racial Profiling, By Greg Ridgeway, Nelson Lim (CNN.com)

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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4: Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural Collapse Events This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It gives guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), focusing on required modifications to responders' typical PPE ensembles because of the duration of response and the need to prevent exposures to likely hazards from pathogens, airborne dusts, and gaseous hazardous materials.  Full Document

Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: A Quick Guide Offers suggestions about how individuals can prepare for and what actions they can take during chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attacks to protect their own health and safety. A pull-out reference card is included. Full Document