Published Research

Journal Article

Can Scenarios Help Policymakers Be Both Bold and Careful?

Low-probability and high-impact events have the potential to escalate into systemic crises. Developing the tools to anticipate and manage these scenarios is the focus of this volume.

Robert J. Lempert

Journal Article

Estimating the Lifetime Prevalence of Incarceration in the U.S. Veteran Population

This brief report estimates the lifetime prevalence of incarceration among U.S. military veterans using data from three nationally representative U.S. samples.

Jack Tsai, Robert H. Pietrzak, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Shoba Sreenivasan

Journal Article

A Comparative Look at Various Countries' Legal Regimes Governing Automated Vehicles

This article summarizes the makeup of AV legal regimes of Australia, China, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom, with a focus on law and policy relating to highly to fully automated vehicles.

Brittany Eastman, Shay Collins, Ryan Jones, J.J. Martin, Marjory S. Blumenthal, Karlyn D. Stanley

Report

Testing the Efficacy of Pretrial Diversion: A Randomized Trial at the San Francisco Neighborhood Courts

An evaluation of Neighborhood Court, a restorative justice diversion program, indicates a statistically insignificant reduction in recidivism, positive perceptions of the program among stakeholders, and a public willingness to pay for its features.

Melissa M. Labriola, Jessie Coe, Isaac M. Opper, Danielle Sobol, Amy Mahler

Journal Article

Written Evidence Submitted by RAND Europe: MIN0040 Critical Minerals

This document provides RAND Europe’s submission of evidence in relation to the UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee’s Call for Evidence on Critical Minerals and draws upon previous RAND research on critical minerals and supply chains.

Jacopo Bellasio, Kristin Thue, Maria Chiara Aquilino, Sarah Winder, James Black

Journal Article

Within‐Physician Differences in Patient Sharing Between Primary Care Physicians and Cardiologists Who Treat White and Black Patients With Heart Disease

Within-physician Black-White differences in patient sharing exist and may contribute to disparities in cardiac care.

Luke J. Matthews, Cheryl L. Damberg, Shiyuan Zhang, Jose J. Escarce, C. Ben Gibson, Megan S. Schuler, Ioana Popescu

Report

International approaches to police performance measurement

This study is an international review of approaches to police performance measurement which examines how police performance is measured in a selection of countries and assesses how police performance measurement in the Netherlands could be improved.

Emma Zürcher, Lana Eekelschot, Annalena Wolcke, Lucy Strang

Report

Revisiting RAND's Russia Wargames After the Invasion of Ukraine: Summary and Implications

This report summarizes reexamined RAND tabletop exercises involving Russia from the past eight years in a review of wargaming methods and analysis and presents implications for future potential conflicts involving major powers.

Gian Gentile, John C. Jackson, Karl P. Mueller, D. Sean Barnett, Mark Hvizda, Bradley Martin, David A. Ochmanek, Clint Reach, Barry Wilson

Report

Independent Assessment of the ICE Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program

This report summarizes the findings from a mixed-methods analysis of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pilot program of body-worn cameras for personnel assigned to Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations.

Richard H. Donohue, John S. Hollywood, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Daniel Tapia, Sunny D. Bhatt, Candace Strickland

Report

The United States and China—Designing a Shared Future: The Potential for Track 2 Initiatives to Design an Agenda for Coexistence

The U.S.-China rivalry is intensifying, causing a high level of mistrust and stifling the impacts of Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues. A new Track 2 initiative is needed to design a shared future and stem the decline in U.S.-China relations.

Amanda Kerrigan, Lydia Grek, Michael J. Mazarr

Report

Improving Acquisition and Sustainment Outcomes for Military Commercial Derived Aircraft: The KC-46A Pegasus Experience

The authors of this report examine improvement in acquisition and sustainment of commercial derivative aircraft using a case study of the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker.

Benjamin J. Sacks, Obaid Younossi, Brittany Clayton

Report

Life Cycle Management of Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft: Improving FAA Certification, Implementation of Digital Engineering and Sustainment Strategy

Drawing on interviews with U.S. Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and industry experts, the authors assess the benefits and challenges of (and propose best practices for) commercial derivative aircraft acquisition.

Brittany Clayton, Obaid Younossi, Brian Dolan, Thomas Goughnour, Devon Hill, Gwen Mazzotta, Benjamin J. Sacks, Barbara Bicksler

Visualization

Logic Model for Non-Lethal Weapons in the U.S. Department of Defense

This logic model is intended to help characterize the impact of Non-Lethal Weapons (NLWs) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and is based on a RAND project that assessed the impact of diverse Intermediate Force Capabilities (IFCs).

Krista Romita Grocholski, Scott Savitz, Nancy Huerta, Alyson Youngblood, Jonathan P. Wong, Sydney Litterer, Raza Khan, Monika Cooper

Report

Identifying and Prioritizing Systemically Important Entities: Advancing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

This report helps the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency codify the concept of systemically important critical infrastructure by documenting the work surrounding systemic risks and cyber risks in software supply chains.

John Bordeaux, Jonathan W. Welburn, Sasha Romanosky, Benjamin Boudreaux, Aaron Strong, Shannon Prier, Cheryl K. Montemayor, Jhacova Williams, Jessica Welburn Paige, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Zev Winkelman

Journal Article

Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Care: Considerations for Implementation

We developed a conceptual model for concurrent hospice and dialysis care and a corresponding resource list.

Natalie Ernecoff, Mayumi T. Robinson, Erica M. Motter, Alexandra E. Bursic, Keith Lagnese, Robert Taylor, Dale E. Lupu, Jane O. Schell

Journal Article

Do Hospital Characteristics Predict Racial-and-Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experience? National Results from the HCAHPS Survey

Large, for-profit hospitals and hospitals serving higher proportions of Black and Hispanic patients tend to be lower performing overall but have smaller disparities in patient experience.

Megan K. Beckett, Marc N. Elliott, Katrin Hambarsoomian, Loida Tamayo, William Lehrman, Denis Agniel, Meagan Khau, Elizabeth Goldstein, Laura Giordano, Judy H. Ng, Steven C. Martino

Commentary

Improving Behavioral Health Care in the Military Health System: Challenges, Promising Strategies, and Research Directions

The authors highlight opportunities for the Military Health System to improve the quality, access, and equity of behavioral health care for service members.

Kimberly A. Hepner, Carol P. Roth, Nabeel Qureshi, Jessica L. Sousa

Brochure

RAND Research on Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors

The U.S. Department of the Air Force seeks to prevent harmful interpersonal behaviors among airmen and guardians and keep victims of these behaviors safe. This document provides an overview of selected work that RAND has conducted in this area.

Report

An Assessment of U.S.-Allied Nations' Industrial Bases in Quantum Technology

The authors assess the quantum industrial bases of several U.S.-allied nations that are major players in the development of quantum technology, beginning with a global look and then focusing on Australia, the UK, Germany, and Japan.

Edward Parker, Richard Silberglitt, Daniel Gonzales, Natalia Henriquez Sanchez, Justin W. Lee, Lindsay Rand, Jon Schmid, Peter Dortmans, Christopher A. Eusebi