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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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California Parolees Have a High Need for Health Services, but Accessing Services Is a Challenge — Jun. 11, 2009

Inmates released from California prisons have a high need for drug treatment, health care and mental health services, but they face barriers to accessing such aid because many return to communities where health care services are severely strained.

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Helping the Los Angeles Police Department Recruit Efficiently — May 5, 2009

To help the Los Angeles Police Department achieve its recruiting and diversity goals, RAND researchers offered ways to improve productivity and efficiency in the recruiting process. They identified potential untapped recruiting markets, provided a model of viable candidates to target recruitment and prioritize applicants while still reaching diversity hiring goals, and recommended ways to improve background-investigation processes.

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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.

June 29, 2009: Can Gitmo's Terrorists Be Rehabilitated?, By Aidan Kirby Winn (The Christian Science Monitor)

June 11, 2009: California Parolees Have a High Need for Health Services, but Accessing Services Is a Challenge

June 1, 2009: RAND Announces New Pricing Strategy and Partnerships for E-Books

May 19, 2009: The Cracks in Data Privacy, By Lorenzo Valeri, Neil Robinson (European Voice online)

May 14, 2009: Assessing Mexico's Narco-Violence, By Benjamin Bahney, Agnes Gereben Schaefer (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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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.

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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.