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An analysis of the outcomes for murder defendants who were represented either by public defenders or by appointed private counsel in Philadelphia raises important questions about the adequacy and fairness of
the criminal justice system.
Report
This report presents a system of case weights for estimating the funding and staffing requirements of federal defender organizations, discusses factors that might influence defender time expenditures, and describes how such weights should be used.
Report
A survey sent to U.S. police agencies on recruitment and retention practices found that compensation, city size, and crime rates affected recruiting while advertising and incentives had little effect.
Report
The Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) administers the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF). This report examines the relationship between targeted funding of major financial investigations and forfeiture outcomes.
News Release
July 17, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds No Evidence of Racial Bias in Federal Prosecutors' Decisions to Seek Death Penalty from 1995-2000.
Report
Examines the relationship between case characteristics and the government's decision to seek the death penalty in federal capital cases.
Report
A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on rules, regulations and laws concerning computer misuse in all 25 European Union (EU) countries.
Journal Article
Describes the ammunition market and estimates the rate at which criminals are acquiring ammunition.
Report
The impacts of Measure 11 on crime and its prosecution in Oregon.
Report
The approach to futures analysis taken in the RAND colloquium,3Drug Use and Drug Policy Futures,2 held at RAND in August 2002, could be ofreal value in reviewing current drug policy.
Report
The United States spends over $16 billion a year to fight drugs, or so the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has certified over the past few years.
Report
Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?
Journal Article
Do Drug Prohibition and Enforcement Work?
Report
Provides information on the current status of technology assistance, technology deployment, crime lab improvements, and training. Gives examples of what has been accomplished, and suggests prospects for improvements.
Report
At the request of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), RAND conducted and analyzed a strategic decisionmaking exercise to examine money laundering concerns raised by the deployment of cyberpayment systems.
Journal Article
Investing in Prisons or Prevention: The State Policy Makers' Dilemma
Journal Article
Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?
Report
The authors of the current study examine mandatory minimum drug sentences from the viewpoint of cost-effectiveness at achieving such national drug control objectives as reducing cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crime.
Report
In 1992, Congress revised the formula that the federal government uses for distributing Block Grants to the states to provide substance abuse and mental health services.
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