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RAND research on criminal justice examines such topics as drug policy, counterterrorism, DNA evidence, security trade-offs, victims' rights, and much more.

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Small Businesses, Criminal Histories, and the Paycheck Protection Program

Jun 21, 2021

The Paycheck Protection Program—signed into law as part of the CARES Act in March 2020—provided money for payroll, rent, mortgage, and utilities to small businesses. But companies owned by individuals with criminal backgrounds were ineligible to receive funds. Some of the restrictions were later relaxed, but how many business owners and employees were affected?
Research Brief

How the Criminal Justice System's COVID-19 Response Has Provided Valuable Lessons for Broader Reform

Jun 22, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought urgent pressure to reform justice processes and, as the crisis recedes, provides an opportunity to build on those changes. What are the key lessons learned and recommendations from stakeholders in different sectors of the justice system?

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Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report

This report presents implementation and outcomes of California's CYSA/TANF Probation program statewide and in selected counties

Jan 1, 2003
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South Oxnard Challenge Project: Report of What Works

RAND Criminal Justice conducted a randomized experimental evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP).

Jan 1, 2002
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Reaching Prevention Professionals: The Mentor Portal -- Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Drug Misuse Prevention Portal

Analyzes the cost-effectiveness of an Internet portal on drug misuse prevention.

Jan 1, 2002
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Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001

RAND Criminal Justice conducted a randomized experimental evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP), a collaborative project between county, city and private non-profit agencies based on the Corrections of Place (COP) model.

Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article

Decriminalization of Drug Use in Portugal: The Development of a Policy

Drug use is an increasing problem in Portugal.

Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article

Characteristics of Criminal Justice and Noncriminal Justice Clients Receiving Treatment for Substance Abuse

Compared three groups of substance abuse clients drawn from a representative sample of community treatment facilities in a large metropolitan area.

Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article

Drug Courts, a Bridge Between Criminal Justice and Health Services

There is striking overlap between the public health threats of drug abuse and crime.

Jan 1, 2001
Report

Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework

Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework

Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article

Reducing Firearms Violence Through Directed Police Patrol

A specific deterrence strategy whereby the police utilize directed patrol to focus on suspicious activities and locations reduced violent gun crime.

Jan 1, 2001
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Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?

Jan 1, 2000
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The FARE Probation Experiment: Implementation and Outcomes of Day Fines for Felony Offenders in Maricopa County

The FARE Probation Experiment: Implementation and Outcomes of Day Fines for Felony Offenders in Maricopa County

Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article

Measuring Interjudge Sentencing Disparity Before and After the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

This paper evaluates the impact of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on inter-judge sentencing disparity, which is defined as the differences in average nominal prison sentence lengths for comparable caseloads assigned to different judges.

Apr 1, 1999
Journal Article

Measuring Inter-Judge Sentencing Disparity Before and After the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

This paper evaluates the impact of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on inter-judge sentencing disparity, which is defined as the differences in average nominal prison sentence lengths for comparable caseloads assigned to different judges.

Dec 1, 1998
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Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?

Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

Effects of Case Management on Drug Users' Risky Sex

Case management for crime-involved drug users is designed to reduce further drug use and crime but may also promote reductions in HIV risk behavior.

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

Reliability and Validity of a Self-Control Measure: Rejoinder

It is not yet clear that the self-control construct represents a conceptual advance over lower-order components such as risk seeking and impulsivity.

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

Self-control and Criminal Opportunity: Cross-Sectional Test of the General Theory of Crime

In this study, the authors tested two hypotheses drawn from the general theory of crime.

Jan 1, 1998
Report

Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayers' Money?

The authors of the current study examine mandatory minimum drug sentences from the viewpoint of cost-effectiveness at achieving such national drug control objectives as reducing cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crime.

Jan 1, 1997
Research Brief

Criminal Justice Policies Toward the Mentally Retarded Are Unjust and Waste Money

In most states, that system makes little or no allowance for the disabilities of such offenders, resulting in dispositions that are inequitably harsh and in all likelihood costlier to the public than need be the case.

Jan 1, 1997
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An Experimental Evaluation of the Phoenix Repeat Offender Program

The authors used a randomized field experiment to evaluate the impact of efforts at post-arrest case enhancement by a special repeat offender unit of the Phoenix Police Department.

Jan 1, 1996

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