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Research Projects on Crime and Justice

Examining the use of Out of Court Disposals for adults with health vulnerabilities
RAND Europe, in partnership with Get the Data and Skills for Justice, was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to study how police in England and Wales use Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) to support adults with health-related vulnerabilities.
12 Sep 2024
Education practice and policy review
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) commissioned RAND Europe to examine the policies and systems surrounding schools and colleges to better understand how these systems can safely care for and prevent young people from becoming involved in violence.
08 Aug 2024
Drug-related corruption in Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam
RAND Europe evaluated drug-related corruption threats at Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam, identifying several vulnerabilities, future risks, and possible policy solutions.
18 Mar 2024
Trafficking human beings in the European Union
At the request of the European Commission and to inform proposals to revise EU legislation, RAND Europe evaluated the 2011 EU directive on preventing human trafficking and outlined priority areas for improvement.
17 Feb 2024
Evaluating individual placement and support for alcohol and drug dependence
IPS is an evidence-based programme that helps people with mental health challenges find employment. Public Health England conducted a trial that expanded the programme to help people in treatment for substance misuse. Our researchers conducted a process evaluation of the trial.
25 Jan 2024
International approaches to measuring police performance
RAND Europe, commissioned by the Dutch government’s Research and Documentation Centre, at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, conducted a review of international approaches to police performance measurement.
21 Nov 2023
Drug Strategy Investment in Treatment And Recovery (D-SITAR) Evaluation
RAND Europe is evaluating the first three years of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy treatment and recovery portfolio in England.
07 Nov 2023
Analysis of non-profit models of cannabis regulation
The Swiss Federal Office for Public Health commissioned RAND Europe to provide an overview of non-commercial regulation models for cannabis.
01 Nov 2023
Tackling Drug Use in Prisons
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service jointly commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a research study to examine and evaluate how drug testing regimens and incentivised substance free living wings are implemented in prisons in England and Wales.
02 Oct 2023
Feasibility Study for a What Works Centre for Safety
Achieving impact from evidence centres is feasible, but active engagement with stakeholders throughout the process is central, as is recognition that decisions on policy and practice are complex processes where evidence is important but not the sole factor.
11 Sep 2023
A night-time lighting analysis of Tibet’s prisons and detention centres
This study builds on the scant available evidence and leverages an innovative method – night-time lighting data – to shed light on the prisons and detention facilities in Tibet.
27 Jul 2023
Evaluating the closed coffeeshop chain cannabis experiment in the Netherlands
Researchers examined the possible effects of an experiment to cultivate and deliver quality-controlled cannabis through a closed supply chain for coffeeshops in the Netherlands.
31 May 2023
Strengthening the Fight against Serious and Organised Crime in the EU
RAND Europe examined three topics that could be considered ‘tools’ that member states can deploy in the fight against organised crime, in line with the aims of the 2021–2025 EU Strategy to Tackle Organised Crime.
04 Apr 2023
A quantitative analysis of the costs of corruption in the EU
EU action to support member states' fight to reduce corruption could generate considerable financial savings and improvements to societal wellbeing.
24 Feb 2023
Study to support an evaluation of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
CEPOL is the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training – an agency of the European Union dedicated to training law enforcement officials that is based in Budapest, Hungary. RAND Europe and Ernst & Young (EY) assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU-added value of CEPOL and its working practices.
08 Feb 2023
Preventive approaches to organised crime in the Netherlands
Preventive methods to fight organised crime focus on addressing the underlying causes and factors. Researchers found that preventive instruments tend to focus on situational prevention, and that there is little robust evidence on the effectiveness of these instruments in the field of organised crime.
31 Jan 2023
Examining corruption at two of Europe's gateways
Researchers are examining corruption in relation to subversive crime at Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam, two facilities in the Netherlands that form a gateway to the European market.
21 Jul 2022
New insights into the medical use of cannabis
Researchers are examining the latest developments and available evidence concerning the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
17 May 2022
Smoke-free environments and the advertising of tobacco and related products
Although EU member states are generally compliant with national rules on smoke-free environments and tobacco-related advertising, some areas require closer scrutiny, including protecting children from the harms of smoking.
04 Jan 2022
Comparing criminal history information systems in the United States and other nations
There is considerable variation among the criminal-history information systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States regarding how they approach the collection, management, and uses of criminal-history information through their national information systems.
24 Sep 2021

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