New RAND Monograph Reports2024-02-06T16:03:50ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports.htmlhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1764-1.htmlReducing Gun ViolenceGeorge TitaK. Jack RileyGreg RidgewayClifford A. GrammichAllan AbrahamsePeter W. Greenwood2010-12-22T09:00:00Z2010-12-22T09:00:00ZDescribes an intervention designed to reduce youth gun violence in an East Los Angeles neighborhood.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1118-1.htmlRhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter SchoolsBrian GillP. Mike TimpaneKaren E. RossDominic J. BrewerKevin Booker2007-07-17T08:30:00Z2007-07-17T08:30:00ZAn updated, detailed look at what is known about the effects of school choice.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1712.htmlAligning the Stars: Improvements to General and Flag Officer ManagementMargaret C. HarrellHarry J. ThiePeter SchirmerKevin Brancato2004-04-29T09:31:00Z2004-04-29T09:31:00ZRecommends alternative promotion models to address the high turnover of the military's general and flag officers.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1698.htmlAssessing Research: The Researchers' ViewSteven WoodingJonathan Grant2004-01-01T12:05:21Z2004-01-01T12:05:21ZProvides evidence for a 2002 review of the Research Assessment Exercise process.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1692.htmlEngaging the Board: Corporate Governance and Information AssuranceAarti AnhalStephanie DamanKevin A. O'BrienAndrew Rathmell2004-01-01T12:05:21Z2004-01-01T12:05:21ZAnalyzes the relationship between corporate governance and information assurancehttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1601.htmlFinding and Fixing Vulnerabilities in Information Systems: The Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation MethodologyPhilip S. AntonRobert H. AndersonRichard MesicMichael Scheiern2004-01-01T12:05:21Z2004-01-01T12:05:21ZIntroduces the Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation methodology, which guides its users through a comprehensive review of vulnerabilities across all aspects of information systems and identifies relevant mitigation techniques.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1821.htmlMeasuring Changes in Service Costs to Meet the Requirements of the 2002 National Defense Authorization ActChad ShirleyJohn A. AusinkLaura H. Baldwin2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZDiscusses the complexities of, and recommends a methodology for, measuring changes in service costs incurred by the military.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1819.htmlSupporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Lessons from Operation Enduring FreedomRobert S. TrippKristin F. LynchJohn G. DrewEdward W. Chan2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZPresents an analysis of Air Force combat support experiences associated with Operation Enduring Freedom and compares these experiences with those associated with Operation Allied Force (OAF) to determine similarities and applicability of lessons across exhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1812.htmlDefining Needs and Managing Performance of Installation Support Contracts: Perspectives from the Commercial SectorLaura H. BaldwinSarah B. Hunter2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZThis study describes an analysis of best commercial practices in purchasing facilities services and food services and how buyers and providers apply performance-based practices in their contracts.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1805.htmlCannabis Policy, Implementation and OutcomesMirjam van het LooStijn HoorensChristian van't HofJames P. Kahan2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZPresents a review of the scientific literature on cannabis policy and its consequences.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1758.htmlEvaluation of the Low Back Pain Practice Guideline Implementation in the Army Medical DepartmentDonna O. FarleyGeorges VernezWill NicholasElaine QuiterGeorge DydekSuzanne PieklikShan Cretin2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZThis report presents the final results of the evaluation that RAND conducted for the Army Medical Department as part of the demonstration for the low back pain practice guideline, which was conducted in 1999 and 2000.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1759.htmlDesigning Assessments of Microworld Training for Combat Service Support StaffSusan G. StrausValerie L. WilliamsJohn R. BondanellaDavid M. OaksEmile Ettedgui2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZSummarizes and extends RAND research on process-oriented training for Army combat service support (CSS) command and control (C2), using microworld models.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1797.htmlAir Education and Training Command Cost and Capacity System: Implications for Organizational and Data Flow ChangesThomas ManacapilliBart E. BennettLionel A. GalwayJoshua Weed2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZImproving the Air Force's training management and decision processes.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1789.htmlThe Effects of Equipment Age On Mission Critical Failure Rates: A Study of M1 TanksEric PeltzLisa Pelled ColabellaBrian WilliamsPatricia Boren2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZAssesses the relationship between tank age and the mission-critical failure rate for the Army's M1 Abrams tank.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1782.htmlThe Dynamic Terrorist Threat: An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing WorldKim CraginSara A. Daly2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZAnalyzes the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations and prioritizes the threat these groups pose to the United States.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1824.htmlVital Assets: Federal Investment in Research and Development at the Nation's Universities and CollegesDonna FossumLawrence S. PainterElisa EisemanEmile EttedguiDavid M. Adamson2004-01-01T12:05:17Z2004-01-01T12:05:17ZProvides results of an analysis based on RAND Corporation's RaDiUS (Research and Development in the United States) database that shows state-by-state trends in federal R&D funding of U.S. universities and colleges from FY 1996 through FY 2002 andhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1769.htmlVisies op Financiering van Ondersteuning bij Stoppen met roken : [Perceptions on a Reimbursement Scheme for Quitting Smoking Support]Rebecca HamerMirjam van het Loo2004-01-01T12:05:00Z2004-01-01T12:05:00ZThe Dutch Health Care Insurance Board commissioned RAND Europe to perform a qualitative review of the wishes, needs and opinions of smokers on the merits and implementation procedures for a reimbursement program to support quit smoking. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1776.htmlAdopting Medicare Fee Schedules: Considerations for the California Workers' Compensation ProgramBarbara O. Wynn2004-01-01T12:05:00Z2004-01-01T12:05:00ZExplores issues arising from the proposed linking of the California workers' compensation health care fee schedule to Medicare fee scheduleshttps://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1603.htmlInteroperability of U.S. and NATO Allied Air Forces: Supporting Data and Case StudiesEric V. LarsonGustav LindstromMyron HuraKen GardinerJim KefferWilliam Little2004-01-01T12:01:50Z2004-01-01T12:01:50ZBackground information for a larger RAND study entitled Interoperability: A Continuing Challenge in Coalition Air Operations, including supporting aggregate data and detailed case-study analyses.https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1640.htmlThe Future Security Environment in the Middle East: Conflict, Stability, and Political Change2004-01-01T12:01:50Z2004-01-01T12:01:50ZSurveys several Middle East security issues and their implications for U.S. foreign policy.