RAND Research Topic: Crime 2013-05-21T10:19:52Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/crime.html Center on Quality Policing Promotes Efficiency, Effectiveness in Local Police Agencies http://www.rand.org/jie/centers/quality-policing/jcr:content/par/teaser_0.html Sep 5, 2012 Sep 5, 2012 The RAND Center on Quality Policing provides research and analysis on contemporary police practice and policy. The Center's work helps law enforcement agencies across the U.S. make better operational decisions and consistently perform at their best. RAND Research Backs Up NOPD's 2012 Crime Fighting Plan http://www.rand.org/gulf-states/policy-spotlights/crime-homicide-reduction.html Apr 3, 2012 Apr 3, 2012 The New Orleans Police Department launched a new crime-fighting plan in late January, with the title "SOS: Save Our Sons." The plan was developed using policing research similar to the findings of RAND's Center on Quality Policing. The Provision of Public Services by Criminal Organizations in Mexico and Brazil http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/clasp/research/projects/mexico-brazil-public-services.html Feb 15, 2012 Feb 15, 2012 Understanding how criminal gangs and other non-state actors compete with the state to provide public services, gain popular support, and jeopardize security can help policymakers counter these groups' activities. Can Social Impact Bonds Breathe New Life into Public Services? http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/social-impact-bonds.html Dec 2, 2011 Dec 2, 2011 The world's first Social Impact Bond, an innovative payment-by-results mechanism to fund public services, was implemented in a prison in Peterborough in eastern England. It aims to reduce reoffending by prisoners who have served short custodial sentences. Rubin Explores Hidden Scale of Serious and Organized Crime http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2011/02/15/measuring-serious-crime.html Jun 3, 2011 Jun 3, 2011 At a TEDx event, Jennifer Rubin, Director of RAND Europe’s Communities, Safety and Justice Program, explored the hidden nature of the scale of serious and organized crime, such as drug and human trafficking, and suggested how a new approach inspired by methods used in the natural sciences could help to address these issues. The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2011/05/10/the-war-within.html May 10, 2011 May 10, 2011 In this May 2011 Congressional Briefing, behavioral scientist Rajeev Ramchand presents RAND research and analysis on recent increases in suicides among members of the U.S. military. Safe Start Evaluation Project Helps Reduce Negative Impacts of Violence on Children http://www.rand.org/health/projects/safe_start.html Jun 14, 2006 Jun 14, 2006 Children who are exposed to violence can experience negative social and psychological effects both at the time of the exposure and throughout their lives. The Safe Start Evaluation Project strives to find effective programs to improve children's well-being. Safety and Justice Program Addresses Public Safety and the U.S. Criminal Justice System http://www.rand.org/jie/research/safety-justice.html Nov 1, 2005 Nov 1, 2005 RAND Safety and Justice conducts research and analysis on policing, law enforcement, and corrections; crime, gangs, and violence prevention; drug abuse and drug policy; administration of justice; and occupational and transportation safety. Get Real in Dealing With Homicides in Los Angeles http://www.rand.org/commentary/2000/12/27/LAT2.html Dec 27, 2000 Dec 27, 2000 Published commentary by RAND staff. A Confounding, Complex Tragedy http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/06/17/SDUT.html Jun 17, 2001 Jun 17, 2001 Published commentary by RAND staff. Religion Isn't Sole Motive of Terror http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/09/16/LAT2.html Sep 16, 2001 Sep 16, 2001 Published commentary by RAND staff. Bush Waited, Deliberated--and the U.S. Gets It Right http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/10/08/LAT.html Oct 8, 2001 Oct 8, 2001 Published commentary by RAND staff. Get Used to It: Our Airports Are Vulnerable to Terrorism http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/07/25/LAT.html Jul 25, 2002 Jul 25, 2002 Published commentary by RAND staff. World Becomes the Hostage of Media-Savvy Terrorists http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/08/22/USAT.html Aug 22, 2004 Aug 22, 2004 Published commentary by RAND staff. Strategy: Political Warfare Neglected http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/06/26/DUT.html Jun 26, 2005 Jun 26, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff. In Iraq's Prisons, Try a Little Tenderness http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/08/25/NYT.html Aug 25, 2005 Aug 25, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff: In Iraq's Prisons, Try a Little Tenderness appearing in the New York Times. Democracy's Defense: Values and Justice http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/09/11/BS.html Sep 11, 2005 Sep 11, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff: Democracy's Defense: Values and Justice in the Baltimore Sun. Biometrics in the War on Terror http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/12/18/UPI.html Dec 18, 2005 Dec 18, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff: Biometrics in the War on Terror in United Press International. Help for Homeless Women http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/06/16/WP.html Jun 16, 2006 Jun 16, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Help for Homeless Women, in Washingtonpost.com. Cities Should Enlist Business in Their Battle Against Crime http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/07/03/LABJ.html Jul 3, 2006 Jul 3, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Cities Should Enlist Business in Their Battle Against Crime.