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RAND's Scalable Warning and Resilience Model (SWARM): Enhancing Defenders' Predictive Power in Cyberspace

The model introduced in this report is intended to enhance the predictive capabilities available to cyber defenders while also augmenting resilience by improving preventions and detections of cyber threats.

May 11, 2021

Bilyana Lilly, Adam S. Moore, Quentin E. Hodgson, Daniel Weishoff
Report

Urban and Rural Districts Showed a Strong Divide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Second American School District Panel Survey

This report includes results from the second survey of district leaders by the RAND Corporation's American School District Panel. The survey covered 2020-2021 school year instruction, COVID-19 testing and vaccines, enrollments, budget, and staffing.

May 11, 2021

Heather L. Schwartz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lisa Berdie, David Grant, Gerald P. Hunter, Claude Messan Setodji
Report

Well-Being in the Legal Community: From Promise to Practice

These conference proceedings from an event organized by the RAND Institute for Civil Justice summarize key points made during a discussion among stakeholders in the legal community about mental health and well-being.

May 11, 2021

Bethany Saunders-Medina, Jamie Morikawa
Journal Article

Study to Identify an Approach to Measure the Illicit Market for Tobacco Products: Final Report

This study is intended to support efforts to better understand the scope and scale of the illicit tobacco market.

May 11, 2021

Jirka Taylor, Shann Hulme, Fook Nederveen, Stijn Hoorens, Hana Ross, Emma Disley
Visualization

American School District Panel Winter 2021 COVID-19 Survey

A total of 434 district leaders from school districts and charter management organizations (CMOs) took the second survey of the American School District Panel between January 21 and March 5, 2021. This tool presents weighted survey results that are nationally representative of school districts in the United States.

May 11, 2021

Heather L. Schwartz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lisa Berdie, David Grant, Gerald P. Hunter, Claude Messan Setodji
Report

Ending the use of physical and emotional violence against children and adolescents in Peru: A case study on the advocacy efforts of INFANT and ONNAS

Case study on the work of civil society organisations to introduce a law in Peru to ban the use of physical and psychological violence towards children.

May 10, 2021

Miriam Broeks, Pedro Sanjurjo, Emma Leenders
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Evolution of Department of Defense Disability Evaluation and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview of Policy Changes, 2001–2018

The authors review major policy changes to the military's disability evaluation system between 2001 and 2018 with a particular focus on changes to policies related to posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

May 10, 2021

Molly M. Simmons, Carrie M. Farmer, Samantha Cherney, Heather Krull
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Trends in Department of Defense Disability Evaluation System Ratings and Awards for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, 2002–2017

The authors conduct an empirical analysis of trends in diagnosis, treatment, and disability evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury among military service members between 2002 and 2017.

May 10, 2021

Heather Krull, Carrie M. Farmer, Stephanie Rennane, Evan Goldstein, Philip Armour, Teague Ruder
Report

An Initial Evaluation of the Weinberg Center for Elder Justice's Shelter Model for Elder Abuse and Mistreatment

The authors describe the model of the Weinberg Center (the nation's first elder-specific shelter), examine some client outcomes, and begin to quantify the model's costs and benefits for individuals experiencing elder abuse or mistreatment.

May 10, 2021

Sierra Smucker, Esther M. Friedman, Meagan Cahill, Jirka Taylor, John Daly, Regina A. Shih
Research Brief

Post 9/11 Trends in Medical Separation and Separation for Service Members with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

Trends in military medical discharges and disability ratings can help the U.S. Department of Defense set goals for diagnosing, treating, and evaluating service members with posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

May 10, 2021

Heather Krull, Carrie M. Farmer, Molly M. Simmons, Stephanie Rennane, Samantha Cherney, Philip Armour, Evan Goldstein, Teague Ruder
Research Brief

A Unique Shelter for Older Adults Experiencing Abuse Offers Potential Cost Savings and Other Benefits

This brief describes the model of the Weinberg Center (the nation's first elder-specific shelter), examines some client outcomes, and begins to quantify the model's costs and benefits for older adults experiencing abuse or mistreatment.

May 10, 2021

Sierra Smucker, Esther M. Friedman, Meagan Cahill, Jirka Taylor, John Daly, Regina A. Shih
Report

Reopening Under Uncertainty: Stress-Testing California's COVID-19 Exit Strategy

Researchers used the Robust Decision Making approach to stress-test California's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Perspective presents lessons learned from these experiments and outlines four characteristics of the best reopening strategies.

May 10, 2021

Pedro Nascimento de Lima, Raffaele Vardavas, Lawrence Baker, Jeanne S. Ringel, Robert J. Lempert, Carolyn M. Rutter, Jonathan Ozik
Report

How Does Defense Spending Affect Economic Growth?

The authors consider the effect on economic growth if the United States were to reallocate funds from defense to infrastructure spending, change defense spending and apply the difference to public debt, or increase taxes to finance defense spending.

May 7, 2021

Bryan Rooney, Grant Johnson, Miranda Priebe
Periodical

RAND Review: May-June 2021

The cover story highlights the value of invention, analyzing the economic and social impacts of winners of the Lemelson-MIT Prize. A second feature focuses on human rights abuses against ethnic Uyghurs in China and what we know from satellite images.

May 6, 2021
Report

Understanding the Cost to Deliver High-Quality Publicly Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs

RAND researchers use cost data collection and cost modeling to estimate the cost of a high-quality publicly funded pre-kindergarten program. They outline the challenges in understanding full program costs and the implications for policymakers.

May 6, 2021

Lynn A. Karoly, Jill S. Cannon, Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie A. Whitaker
Research Brief

High-Quality Publicly Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs: How Much Do They Cost?

There is strong evidence that children who attend high-quality pre-kindergarten programs learn skills that benefit them in school and life. In this brief, RAND researchers estimate the cost of such programs and outline implications.

May 6, 2021

Lynn A. Karoly, Jill S. Cannon, Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie A. Whitaker
Journal Article

Clinician Perspectives on Methadone Service Delivery and the Use of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

To explore the impact of the pandemic and accompanying policy changes on service delivery, we asked OTP clinicians about changes in care patterns and perceptions of impacts on access and quality.

May 5, 2021

Sarah B. Hunter, Alex R. Dopp, Allison J. Ober, Lori Uscher-Pines
Report

Insights from the Bin Laden Archive: Inventory of research and knowledge and initial assessment and characterisation of the Bin Laden Archive

The authors present an inventory of current knowledge on Al Qa'ida and of completed and ongoing research on the Bin Laden Archive. They also describe their initial assessment and characterisation of the Bin Laden Archive.

May 5, 2021

Jacopo Bellasio, Sarah Grand-Clement, Shazan Iqbal, William Marcellino, Alice Lynch, Yousuf Abdelfatah, Tor Richardson-Golinski, Kate Cox, Giacomo Persi Paoli
Research Brief

Use of Tobacco Products Among Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness

To understand patterns of use and interest in quitting different types of tobacco products among youth experiencing homelessness, a RAND team surveyed these youth in Los Angeles County to inform efforts to reduce their use of tobacco products.

May 5, 2021

Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel, Erika Litvin Bloom, Rachana Seelam, Daniela Golinelli, Daniel Siconolfi, Michele Abbott, B. Lynette Staplefoote, Brett Ewing, Leslie Mullins
Journal Article

Tracking Chinese Perceptions of Vietnam's Relations with China and the United States

This article sheds light on trends in Chinese assessments of U.S.-Vietnam relations and security cooperation to discern patterns in the security dynamics between the three countries.

May 4, 2021

Derek Grossman, Paul Orner

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