Draft
The Impact of Defense Counsel at Bail Hearings
Presents the results from a field experiment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provided a public defender at a defendant's initial bail hearing and explores the potential impacts of legal representation at this stage.
Mar 11, 2022
Research Brief
Speeding While Black: Black Motorists Face More-Serious Charges for Excessive Speeding Than White Motorists Do
Using data on speeding violations in Virginia, researchers examine whether there are racial disparities in who benefits from the discretion of law enforcement and the courts to discount or downgrade misdemeanor violations.
Oct 4, 2021
Report
Racial Disparities in Misdemeanor Speeding Convictions
In this report, researchers use data on speeding violations in Virginia to examine whether there are racial disparities in who benefits from the discretion of law enforcement and the courts to discount or downgrade misdemeanor violations.
Oct 4, 2021
Journal Article
Statistical Analysis of Presidential Pardons
This report is a study of pardon-petition evaluations performed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, a unit in the Department of Justice.
Jul 6, 2021
Report
Provisional Caseload Standards for the Indigent Defense of Adult Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Cases in Utah: Report for the Utah Indigent Defense Commission
The Utah Indigent Defense Commission asked the RAND Corporation for assistance in determining maximum caseload standards for providers of indigent legal representation in Utah. The authors present data and analysis.
Apr 28, 2021
Report
Caseload Standards for Indigent Defenders in Michigan: Final Project Report for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) asked the RAND Corporation for assistance in determining maximum caseload standards for providers of indigent legal representation to adult defendants in Michigan. The authors present data and analysis.
Aug 26, 2019
Report
An Evaluation of New Mexico's Online Intake System for Civil Legal Aid
This report describes an evaluation of the online intake system for civil legal aid that New Mexico implemented in April 2016 to better assess the effects online intake systems might have in practice.
Sep 28, 2018
Draft
A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions
Uses an original data set of more than 3000 cases from 1918 to 1926 in the Central Criminal Courts of London to study the effect of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919.
Mar 30, 2016