Lois M. Davis

Who Can Effectively Champion the Vax?

Vaccine hesitancy appears to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead a campaign to overcome it, but Americans' trust in the CDC has declined measurably. Health care professionals may be more effective messengers when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.

The USPS Is a Public Service, Not a Business

As Congress and the White House debate how to assist the Postal Service, it will be important to understand the effects of proposed cost-cutting measures on mail delivery of vital services, smaller and rural communities, low-income communities, and the USPS's broader public safety and security functions.

The United States Postal Service Is More 'Essential' Than You Thought

The U.S. Postal Service is an essential service that delivers mail to every address in the country, connects rural communities, and contributes to public safety. But it is still mistakenly thought of as a private business that should be able to turn a profit.

North Carolina Program Helps Former Prisoners Make It on the Outside

To avoid the all-too-common fate of ending up back in prison, incarcerated adults need skills and credentials they typically don't have. Helping them overcome the challenges of reentry is a net gain for them and for the communities to which they return.

Austin Bombings Highlight a Potential Vulnerability in the Mail Delivery System

USPS is better than private couriers at identifying and detecting suspicious packages. Given that they are increasingly handling

The Pendulum Swings Back: Support for Postsecondary Education in Prison

Correctional educational programs can reduce incarceration costs and recidivism. But it's critical that former inmates can connect with reentry services in the community to complete their education.

Counties Need to Help Parolees Access Health Care

Health needs can be big challenges for former prisoners seeking to reenter communities. But recent policies in California promise to reduce that barrier.

Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Drug Offenders. Now for the Hard Part

Last month, President Obama commuted more sentences in a single day than any president since Lyndon Johnson. But commutation doesn't erase a criminal conviction.

Using Education to Stop the Prison Revolving Door

Providing education and vocational training to inmates is a cost-effective way to reduce recidivism rates, thus shrinking prison populations and easing the strain on prison budgets. Education is far less expensive than incarceration.

The State of Washington and Its Focus on Rehabilitation

California can learn a great deal from the state of Washington, which has implemented a series of reforms focused on rehabilitation--on diverting offenders to treatment and other options and making serving time in prison the last option.

If You Want Ex-Cons to Be 'Productive Members of Society,' Ban the Box

When an inmate is released, you often hear Americans say that he's 'paid his debt' and can now become 'a productive member of society.' But the reality is ex-cons pay for their crimes long after sentences end. On the outside, the stigma of incarceration makes it extremely difficult to land a job.

Sending Prisoners to College Will Save You Money

Correctional education works for states because it saves money and shrinks prison populations. It works for prisoners, the public, law enforcement, and the judicial system because educated prisoners are less likely to return to their criminal ways once released.

Realizing the Potential of 'My Brother's Keeper'

The White House has mobilized an impressive coalition to address a critical national challenge, and used the power of research evidence to begin to structure the initiative. By drawing more lessons from research, the initiative can further bolster its chance to build strong and lasting ladders of opportunity and success for boys and young men of color.

Medicaid Access for the Formerly Incarcerated Under the ACA: Helping the Oft-Forgotten

America's prison population tends to be sicker than the general population. While Medicaid eligibility under the ACA offers an historic opportunity, enrolling the formerly incarcerated into the health exchanges or Medicaid will be neither simple nor straightforward.

To Stop Prisons' Revolving Door

If California wants to reduce its prison population, it needs to address recidivism, and the best way to do this is through education and job training. Cutting education and vocational training may seem like a tempting way to plug short-term budget gaps, but it actually ends up costing the system more over time.

Boston Marathon Bombings Highlight Need to Measure Investment in Homeland Security

In recent years, especially following the economic downturn, states, counties, and cities have looked for ways to reduce costs and maintain basic policing services, leading many to question what the investment in counterterrorism and homeland security has achieved for their jurisdiction.

Dropping Out, Imprisoned or Killed: Disparities in Outcomes Faced by Young African American Men

Boys and men of color—in particular, young African American men—are particularly vulnerable to racial and ethnic disparities. That such disparities exist should surprise no one. Nor should the fact that such disparities diminish the life chances of those affected, writes Lois M. Davis.

California's Prisoner Shuffle

The state needs to deal with prison overcrowding and inadequate medical care for prisoners in ways that don't simply transfer the burden to county criminal justice systems and the healthcare safety nets of local communities, writes Lois Davis.

Prison Health Care

Prison Health Care, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 2 Findings

The California County Resentencing Pilot Program was established to support and evaluate a collaborative approach to prosecutorial discretion in resentencing eligible incarcerated individuals. The authors document results from year 2 of the program.

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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Survey Results

The authors examine trends in the coronavirus disease 2019 infection rate for the U.S. state prison population and present the results of their 2022 survey to assess the impact of the pandemic and response efforts on prison system education programs.

Testimony

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: First-Year Findings

Testimony presented before the California Committee on Revision of the Penal Code on March 17, 2023.

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America's Opioid Ecosystem: How Leveraging System Interactions Can Help Curb Addiction, Overdose, and Other Harms

Patterns and consequences of opioid use are changing dramatically. Researchers provide a nuanced assessment of America's opioid ecosystem, highlighting how leveraging system interactions can reduce addiction, overdose, suffering, and other harms.

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The Ecosystem Approach to Opioid Policy

RAND researchers created a tool to help federal, state, and local policymakers better understand issues surrounding opioids as an ecosystem—and explore innovative policy ideas.

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Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 1 Findings

This evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program seeks to determine how the program is implemented in nine pilot counties and what the characteristics are of a possible candidate for resentencing.

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Evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Correction's Career Navigators Program: Final Report

The authors conducted an independent process and outcomes evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Corrections' Career Navigators program, which aimed to help people with educational and career opportunities before and after being incarcerated.

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Understanding Subgroups Within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: Community and Department Perceptions with Recommendations for Change

RAND researchers studied deputy subgroups within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to learn about how subgroups are formed, why they exist, and whether subgroups have affected community perceptions and trust in LASD.

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What Corrections Officials Need to Know to Partner with Colleges to Implement College Programs in Prisons

This tool aims to provide guidance on key questions about in-prison college programs and help corrections officials in assessing such opportunities and partnering with colleges to implement an in-prison college program.

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Decline in Trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers present a subset of results from May and October 2020 surveys fielded through the RAND American Life Panel to assess declines in trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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The Role of the United States Postal Service in the Age of COVID-19

This report examines how Americans view the United States Postal Service and explores its role as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The data were collected through the RAND American Life Panel as part of an ongoing analysis.

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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Updated Findings Regarding Policy Implementation and Outcomes

This report offers further findings from the evaluation of the Senate Bill (SB) 1041 reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, with a focus on ongoing implementation of SB 1041 and updates on participant outcomes.

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Characterization of the Synthetic Opioid Threat Profile to Inform Inspection and Detection Solutions

Researchers from the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center evaluated publicly available data to better understand consumption and supply of illegally imported synthetic opioids. In this report, they provide their findings and recommendations.

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Higher Education Programs in Prison: What We Know Now and What We Should Focus On Going Forward

This Perspective summarizes what is known about the effectiveness of educational programs for incarcerated adults, focusing on college programs and the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, and lays out a roadmap of where to go from here.

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Co-Design of Services for Health and Reentry (CO-SHARE): An Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) Pilot Study with Individuals Returning to Community from Jail and Service Providers in Los Angeles County

This report describes the Co-Design of Services for Health and Reentry (CO-SHARE) pilot study that engaged individuals returning to the community from jail and varied service providers to improve health and reentry services in Los Angeles County.

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Evaluation of North Carolina's Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Program

RAND researchers focus on North Carolina's implementation of the Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Project. They examine the in-prison and community components of the program and the experiences of Pathways students and staff.

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Does Providing Inmates with Education Improve Postrelease Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis of Correctional Education Programs in the United States

Meta-analysis demonstrates the potential value in providing inmates with educational opportunities while they serve their sentences.

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Development of a Long-Term Evaluation Framework for the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care

RAND was awarded a contract by HHS OMH to develop the long-term evaluation framework for the National CLAS Standards. This report presents the details of the development of the framework.

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Evaluation of the National CLAS Standards: Tips and Resources

OMH commissioned the development of a framework and toolkit to guide efforts to evaluate the National CLAS Standards across four settings: ambulatory care, behavioral health, hospitals, and public health.

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Impact of Proposition 47 on Los Angeles County Operations and Budget

This report recommends how to measure the impact of Proposition 47 (and future legislative mandates) on Los Angeles County operations and budgets and what metrics should be tracked.

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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Findings Regarding the Initial Policy Implementation and Outcomes

This report provides initial findings from the evaluation of the Senate Bill 1041 reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, with a focus on the implementation of the policy changes and participant outcomes.

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Assessment of the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program

Assesses the Bureau of Justice Assistance's State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program, which provides various forms counterterrorism training to state, local, and tribal law enforcement personnel.

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Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing: Evaluation of the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity Initiative

Evaluates the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity, a 20-year philanthropic initiative begun in 2000 that has allocated $187 million to preserve privately owned affordable rental housing.

Research Brief

Preserving the Supply of Affordable Housing: The MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity Initiative

Summarizes the achievements of the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity -- a 20-year philanthropic initiative begun in 2000 to preserve privately owned affordable rental housing -- and the lessons it offers for other philanthropic initiatives.

Research Brief

Testing the Connection Between Social Spending and Better Health: U.S. Edition

This brief discusses the implications of research findings that, in the United States, higher levels of social spending are strongly associated with better health.

Research Brief

Testing the Connection Between Social Spending and Better Health: European Edition

This brief discusses the implications of research findings that, within the European Union, higher levels of social spending are strongly associated with better health.

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Are better health outcomes related to social expenditure? A cross-national empirical analysis of social expenditure and population health measures

This cross-national analysis explores the association between social spending and population health outcomes. It widens the scope of the previous analysis, incorporating social capital and income inequality and looks at associations across US states.

Journal Article

Education for Incarcerated Juveniles: A Meta-Analysis

Though the evidence base about what works in juvenile correctional education remains incomplete, the existing research does suggest promising directions for future programmatic investments.

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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Program: Background and Study Design

This report provides background on the Senate Bill (SB) 1041 reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, as well as an overview of a multiyear, multicomponent evaluation of the SB 1041 policy changes.

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A National Picture of Prison Downsizing Strategies

This study provides an overview of national prison downsizing strategies.

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Serving Time or Wasting Time? Correctional Education Programs Improve Job Prospects, Reduce Recidivism, and Save Taxpayer Dollars

Based on a comprehensive literature review, the authors examined the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment upon release from prison, and the cost-effectiveness of correctional education.

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How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation

Assesses the effectiveness of correctional education for both incarcerated adults and juveniles, presents the results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors, and offers recommendations for improving correctional education.

Research Brief

Correctional Education in the United States: How Effective Is It, and How Can We Move the Field Forward?

Assesses the effectiveness of correctional education for both incarcerated adults and juveniles, presents the results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors, and offers recommendations for improving correctional education.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults

After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvement in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes.

Research Brief

How Effective is Correctional Education? The Results of a Meta-Analysis

To examine the effectiveness of correctional education and its association with reductions in recidivism and improvement in employment after release from prison, the authors present the results a comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis.

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RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 3, Winter 2011-2012

Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.

Research Brief

What Are the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California?

Examines the health care needs of released California prisoners, communities most affected by reentry, safety net capacity, and provider experiences with ex-prisoners, given California's Public Safety Realignment Plan and federal health care reform.

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Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: State-of-the-State Report

Examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners, the communities most affected by reentry, the capacity of their safety nets, and the experiences of released prisoners, service providers, and families of prisoners.

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Source Materials for the Healthy Communities Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Community and Faith-Based Organizations

Provides content for a toolkit that will prepare community and faith-based organizations to take advantage of opportunities presented in the Affordable Care Act and engage faith and community leaders in promoting health in their communities.

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Long-Term Effects of Law Enforcement's Post-9/11 Focus on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

Examines the effects that a stronger focus on homeland security and counterterrorism has had on law enforcement since 9/11, including organizational changes, funding mechanisms, and benefits, costs, and future challenges.

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Tracking Inmates and Locating Staff with Active Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Early Lessons Learned in One U.S. Correctional Facility

The lessons identified in this report pertain to the issues for a correctional facility to take into account when considering whether to deploy an active radio-frequency identification (RFID) system within the institution.

Research Brief

Assessing Parolees' Health Care Needs and Potential Access to Health Care Services in California

California parolees' health care, mental health care, and drug- and alcohol-treatment needs, as well as where parolees go when they return to counties, place significant demands on counties' safety-net resources and on their ability meet those needs.

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Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Phase I Report

A variety of approaches to assessing the health care needs and geographic distribution of California parolees can help policymakers understand local communities' capacity to meet the needs of this population.

Research Brief

The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

Discusses the large disparities between boys and men of color in California compared with their white counterparts across four broad domains -- socioeconomic, health, safety, and ready to learn.

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Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California, Executive Summary

The summary discusses some of the greatest socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness disparities for boys and men of color in California and reviews strategies to reduce disparities, including effective programs, practices, and policies.

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Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

The study identifies some of the greatest socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness disparities for boys and men of color in California and reviews strategies to reduce the disparities, including effective programs, practices, and policies.

Journal Article

Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons

Review of what scientists and scholars know about WMD terrorism and America's options for confronting it.

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Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons

Presents a broad overview of the U.S. public health response system, recent efforts to improve preparedness, challenges faced, and options for moving forward.

Research Brief

How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security?

This research brief assesses the potential public safety and security implications of relaxing the U.S. Postal Service's Mailbox Rule, finding that doing so could have a moderate negative impact.

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The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly

The United States Postal Service has a statutory monopoly to deliver mail to mailboxes, but there are arguments to relax that monopoly. This study assesses the public safety concerns of doing so and makes recommendations to address these concerns.

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The National Computer Security Survey (NCSS): Final Methodology

In 2006, RAND conducted the National Computer Security Survey (NCSS), the first nationally representative cybersecurity survey in the United States. This report documents the survey's methodology.

Research Brief

Health System Reconstruction and Nation-Building

This research brief examines past attempts to rebuild public health and health care delivery systems during nation-building efforts after U.S. military deployments intended to underpin the transition to peace, democracy, and economic stability.

Research Brief

When It Comes to Terrorism, How Prepared Are Local and State Agencies?

This research brief presents results of a survey of state and local response organizations to learn what they have done to improve their ability to respond to terrorist incidents since 9/11, how they have improved, and what still needs improvement.

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Combating Terrorism: How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations?

Results of a national survey of state and local response organizations' activities following 9/11 to improve preparedness to deal with terrorist incidents and other disasters.

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Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs

Examines different models for coordination that have been employed by local health departments and general acute-care hospitals to improve public health preparedness.

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Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions

Presents the results of a study that examined the success of international efforts to rebuild public health and health care delivery in seven cases: Germany and Japan immediately after World War II; Somalia, Haiti, and Kosovo in the 1990s; and Afghanistan

Research Brief

Examining Possible Causes of Gulf War Illness: RAND Policy Investigations and Reviews of the Scientific Literature

This research brief outlines assistance that RAND provided to the OSAGWI in investigating the health effects of eight areas of possible causes of illness: infectious diseases, pyridostigmine bromide, immunizations, wartime stress, chemical and biological warfare agents, oil well fires, depleted uranium, and pesticides.

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State and Local Intelligence in the War on Terrorism

Examines how state and local law enforcement agencies conducted and supported counterterrorism intelligence activities after 9/11.

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Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States

Describes the response of state and local health departments to outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, West Nile virus, and hepatitis A.

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Exemplary Practices in Public Health Preparedness

Briefly describes the methods and criteria used to select exemplary practices in public health preparedness.

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When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement?

Presents the results of a 2002 survey of state and local law enforcement agencies assessing their preparedness for terrorism in the post-9/11 environment.

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What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: Pocket Edition Survival Guide

The guide focuses on simple steps individuals can take to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks with chemical, biological, radiological (dirty bomb) and nuclear weapons.

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Approaches to Making Military-Civilian Domestic Violence Collaborations Work: Lessons Learned From Two Case Studies

Two case studies about collaborative relationships between military installations and neighboring communities offer preliminary information about strategies for forming and strengthening these relationships.

Research Brief

Domestic Violence in the Military: Implementing Collaborative MOUs

The military has begun to encourage collaborative relationships--through formal memorandums of understanding (MOUs)--between military installations and neighboring communities intended to prevent and respond to domestic violence involving service mem...

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Formalizing Collaboration: Establishing Domestic Violence Memorandums of Understanding Between Military Installations and Civilian Communities

Formal memorandums of understanding between military installations and neighboring communities to address domestic violence can be challenging but important to establish.

Research Brief

Suggestions for Improving Military-Civilian Domestic Violence Collaborations

To prevent and respond to domestic violence by or against service members, the military hopes to form and strengthen collaborative relationships between installations and neighboring communities. The authors present findings from two case studies of...

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks

How can individuals best prepare themselves against a variety of terrorist attacks?

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Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report

This report presents implementation and outcomes of California's CYSA/TANF Probation program statewide and in selected counties

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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 chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attacks and what actions they can take to protect their own health, safety, and lives.

Research Brief

An Individual's Strategy for Responding to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks

This research brief describes work documented in Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks (MR-1731-SF).

Research Brief

Prisoner Reentry: What Are the Public Health Challenges?

In the past 20 years, the number of ex-offenders released from state and federal prisons has increased threefold. In addition, a number of states are considering the early release of state prisoners as a way to reduce state budgets.

Periodical

RAND Review: Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2003

Discusses how lessons from the past have not yet been applied to American efforts at nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq; also examines troop deployment, infectious diseases, workers' compensation, and the health consequences of prisoner release.

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Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Countywide Evaluation Report

This document summarizes the quantitative and qualitative findings from three previous RAND reports on Los Angeles County's Long-Term Self-Sufficiency Plan.

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Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Assessing the Utility of the LTFSS Plan Service Delivery and Planning Framework

Analyzes how a results-based accountability methodology was used in Los Angeles County to devise programs targeting low-income families, and extracts lessons for future applications in the county.

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Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism?

The public health and medical communities have long sought to address the threat of biological, chemical, or other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their potential effects on the health and safety of U.S. citizens.

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Measuring and Evaluating Local Preparedness for a Chemical or Biological Terrorist Attack

This issue paper discusses the challenges of measuring preparedness for chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents.

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RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2002

Surveys RAND research conducted since Sept. 11, 2001, that examines the dimensions of the terrorist threat and potential responses to it, and issues such as global priorities, oversees deployments, homeland security, and state and local initiatives.

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The California Wellness Foundation’s Violence Prevention Initiative Findings from an Evaluation of the First Five Years

So what happened as a result of the first five years of the VPI?

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Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology Federal Support of State and Local Law Enforcement

Provides findings of a study of technology in use or needed by law enforcement agencies at the state and local level, for the purpose of informing federal policymakers as they consider technology-related support for these agencies.

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A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Volume 4: Stress

The Gulf War conflict presented veterans with an array of stressful experiences both before, during, and after deployment, and those experiences may have contributed to their reported health difficulties.

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Interim Report: Evaluation of the Medicare-DoD Subvention Demonstration

This report evaluates the early implementation of TRICARE Senior Prime at six MTFs, financed by subvention (the transfer of funds from HCFA to DoD).

Journal Article

Growing Pains: The Challenges of Medical Support for Operations Other Than War

What is the appropriate future role of U.S. medical forces in OOTW?; and How can these military assets be most effectively utilized?

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Interagency Coordination in Military Operations Other Than War: Implications for the U.S. Army

The Arroyo Center is researching ways for the U.S. Army to maximize its effectiveness and efficiency in interagency military operations other than war (MOOTW).

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Army Medical Support for Peace Operations and Humanitarian Assistance

The U.S. military is increasingly being called upon to provide medical support for U.S. forces, coalition forces, and civilian populations in

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Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on Service Use by Depressed Elderly Inpatients

The authors try to determine the effects of Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) on hospital care, changes in length of stay and intensity of clinical services received by 2,746 depressed elderly patients in 297 acute care general medical hospitals were studied.

Journal Article

Quality of Care for Depressed Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Specialty Psychiatric Units or General Medical Wards

Evaluates quality of care for depression before and after the implementation of Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS).

Journal Article

Quality of Care for Depressed Elderly Pre-Post Prospective Payment System: Differences in Response Across Treatment Settings

Using data from the RAND Prospective Payment/Quality of Care Study, examines whether quality of care changed for depressed, elderly hospitalized patients before and after implementation of the PPS.

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Quality of Care for Hospitalized Depressed Elderly Patients Before and After Implementation of the Medicare Prospective Payment System

The authors evaluated the impact of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on aspects of quality of care and outcomes for depressed elderly inpatients in acute-care general medical hospitals.

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Prospective Payment for CHAMPUS Exempt Services: An Analysis of Children's Hospitals, Substance Abuse Services, and Psychiatric Services

Presents the results of an analysis of prospective payment options for three services exempt from the CHAMPUS diagnosis-related group (DRG) payment system.

Journal Article

Using DRGS to Pay for Inpatient Substance Abuse Services: An Assessment of the Champus Reimbursement System

In October 1988, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) introduced a prospective payment system based on diagnostic-related groups (DRGs) to pay for substance abuse services.