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Provisional Caseload Standards for the Indigent Defense of Adult Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Cases in Utah: Report for the Utah Indigent Defense Commission
The Utah Indigent Defense Commission asked the RAND Corporation for assistance in determining maximum caseload standards for providers of indigent legal representation in Utah. The authors present data and analysis.
Apr 28, 2021
Report
Lessons Learned from the Justice System's Pandemic Response
Incarcerated populations, corrections staff, court personnel, and law enforcement were hit hard by COVID-19. At the same time, national protests after the killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans increased pressure for criminal justice reform. Insights from this time could help the justice system prepare for future challenges.
Apr 8, 2021
Multimedia
COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation
A RAND virtual event focused on (1) facilitating global distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and (2) preventing liability and compensation concerns from affecting the vaccine supply chain and public uptake of the vaccine.
Feb 2, 2021
Commentary
The Compensation System for Potential Side Effects Is an Important Part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Concern about potential COVID-19 vaccine side effects and their consequences may be contributing to Americans' reluctance to get vaccinated. Policymakers and the public should carefully consider what types and levels of compensation for any adverse effects of vaccination are truly fair and appropriate.
Dec 18, 2020
Journal Article
What Can DNA Exonerations Tell Us About Racial Differences in Wrongful-Conviction Rates?
We show that data on DNA exonerations can be informative about racial differences in wrongful-conviction rates.
Dec 11, 2020
Journal Article
The Role of Ideology in Judicial Evaluations of Experts
This article tests the legal realist theory of judicial behavior, which posits that judges' ideology impacts their legal decisions, but that the law constrains the judges' ability to exercise those preferences.
Dec 11, 2020
Journal Article
Sentencing Scorecards: Reducing Racial Disparities in Prison Sentences at Their Source
Scorecards are a common tool for public policy decisionmaking, but none highlight racial disparities in incarceration. We constructed county-level scorecards for racial disparities in incarceration rates for the NY State Permanent Commission on Sentencing.
Oct 21, 2020
Journal Article
Locking Up My Generation: Cohort Differences in Prison Spells Over the Life Course
Our study highlights that the crime-punishment wave in the 1980s and 1990s created cohort differences in incarceration over the life course that changed the level of incarceration even decades after the wave.
Oct 1, 2020
Commentary
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations for Policymakers
Vaccine development is only one part of the challenge in creating an immunization campaign to stop the pandemic. Once a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is ready, liability and compensation issues could affect its distribution and administration.
Sep 21, 2020
Project
Crime and Justice Research at RAND Europe
Using evidence-based analysis to help inform policymaking both in the UK and internationally, RAND Europe offers insights into a variety of issues from the size of illicit markets to how to tackle serious organised crime and reoffending.
Sep 2, 2020
Tool
Costs of Responding to Crime: Police, Court, and Legal Services
How much taxpayer money is spent on police, courts, and legal services to respond to crime? RAND researchers provide estimated costs by crime type and by state in a new tool that makes it easy to visualize and download the data.
Jul 1, 2020
Report
Countering Drug-Impaired Driving: Addressing the Complexities of Gathering and Presenting Evidence in Drug-Impaired Driving Cases
Driving under the influence of drugs is a serious and growing threat to public safety. Addressing these cases involves identifying impairment and presenting complex evidence in court. A panel of experts identified ways to address this challenge.
May 7, 2020
Journal Article
"Nothing Is More Opaque Than Absolute Transparency": The Use of Prior History to Guide Sentencing
This article reviews prior literature, evaluating an algorithm used to determine prison sentencing for criminals with prior history.
Apr 15, 2020
Report
Fostering Innovation Across the U.S. Criminal Justice System
What are the common technology challenges facing the three central sections of the criminal justice system—law enforcement, the courts, and corrections agencies? What innovative solutions could be implemented to address these challenges?
Mar 23, 2020
Tool
A Database of Criminal Justice Needs for Innovation: Requirements for Developers and Funders: User Guide
Since 2015, the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative has published more than 20 reports identifying and prioritizing criminal justice needs for innovation. This product provides a database of all of the needs generated during the Initiative.
Mar 5, 2020
Report
Court Appearances in Criminal Proceedings Through Telepresence: Identifying Research and Practice Needs to Preserve Fairness While Leveraging New Technology
In 2018, the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative convened a workshop to explore the use of telepresence technology in the courtroom. Participants expressed the need for research-driven utilization to ensure that its full potential is realized.
Jan 20, 2020
Report
Process Evaluation of AssetPlus
A process evaluation of the roll-out of AssetPlus (assessment and planning framework used by youth offending teams) in England and Wales. Practitioners supported the ideas behind AssetPlus but faced challenges with easy use and information-sharing.
Dec 18, 2019
Multimedia
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice: 40 Years
For 40 years, the RAND Institute for Civil Justice has supplied government and private decisionmakers and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic research.
Dec 12, 2019
Commentary
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice: 40th Anniversary Reflections
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) has supplied government and private decisionmakers and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic research. In this era of Truth Decay, the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life, the ICJ's mission and research have never been more important.
Nov 6, 2019
Report
Leveraging Technology to Enhance Community Supervision: Identifying Needs to Address Current and Emerging Concerns
An expert workshop of correctional administrators and researchers explored how technology can be used to address key challenges faced by community corrections agencies.
Oct 28, 2019

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RAND Topic:
Courts

Topic Synonyms:
Bar;
Judiciary;
Tribunal

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