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Defund Prisons, Not Police

Aug 9, 2021

The United States spends billions on prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities. New lows in incarceration rates present a chance to shift resources away from costly correctional facilities and toward education, job training, transportation, and other community services.
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Black Motorists Face More-Serious Charges for Excessive Speeding Than White Motorists Do

Oct 4, 2021

In many states, motorists accused of excessive speeding can face either a criminal misdemeanor or a traffic infraction. Data on speeding violations in Virginia show large racial disparities in who is convicted of a misdemeanor.

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The Pentagon Could Help Improve Resilience of the U.S. Electric Grid

The resilience and robustness of the U.S. electric grid needs to be improved, especially given the likely increased occurrence and magnitude of natural disasters due to climate change. This is where government entities that operate large facilities in the United States, such as the Department of Defense, can potentially play a role.

Mar 25, 2021
Journal Article

Mapping the Risk of Serious and Organised Crime Infiltrating Legitimate Businesses: Final Report

This report examines the infiltration of organized crime into legitimate European businesses, and its involvement in various illegal markets, including drugs and human trafficking.

Mar 23, 2021
Journal Article

Mapping the Risk of Serious and Organised Crime Infiltrating Legitimate Businesses: Technical Annexes

This annex provides a description of the cross-cutting data-collection activities that were undertaken to address the research questions and the major outputs of the study.

Mar 23, 2021
Blog

Game Theory to Help the Vaccine Rollout, Abraham Accords, Telehealth: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on how game theory can help the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, potential economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, telemedicine use during the pandemic, and more.

Mar 19, 2021
Commentary

The National Guard Can Do It, but That Doesn't Mean It's a Good Idea

Should the National Guard provide an enduring quick reaction force for Washington, D.C., as apparently recommended in a recent report to Congress? Policymakers might ask themselves whether using the National Guard for this mission is actually the best solution.

Mar 19, 2021
Journal Article

The Societal Benefits of Vehicle Connectivity

This scenario analysis suggests that actions focused on enhancing equity in any push towards vehicle connectivity represent a low-regrets option for public, private, and civil society actors.

Mar 18, 2021
Journal Article

Who Is (and Isn't) Receiving Telemedicine Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 has affected telehealth utilization disproportionately. The increase in telemedicine use was greatest among patients in counties with low poverty levels, among patients in metropolitan areas, and among adults compared with children.

Mar 18, 2021
Multimedia

Pros and Cons of Telehealth

RAND senior policy researcher Lori Uscher-Pines presents the pros and cons of telehealth.

Mar 17, 2021
News Release

Growth of Telehealth During Pandemic Occurred Mostly in More Affluent and in Metropolitan Areas

Increases in the use of telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic among people with private insurance has occurred mostly among those who are more affluent and those who live in metropolitan areas.

Mar 15, 2021
Blog

COVID-19 Testing in Schools, Family Caregivers, U.S. Entrepreneurship: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 testing in schools, giving a voice to family caregivers, preparing for daylight saving time, and more.

Mar 12, 2021
Commentary

The Uncertain Future of Audio-Only Visits and Why We Need Them to Address Disparities

Audio-only health care visits have been instrumental in maintaining access to care during the pandemic. Despite this, coverage for audio-only visits is likely temporary. Devaluing and prematurely casting off a key telemedicine modality could mean the difference between a needed doctor visit and no visit at all.

Mar 12, 2021
Report

Updating Personnel Vetting and Security Clearance Guidelines for Future Generations

The United States could face challenges with recruiting and retaining younger generations into positions that require a security clearance. What trends and social changes might the federal government consider when updating personnel vetting guidelines?

Mar 11, 2021
Tool

Water Planning for the Uncertain Future

Recent climatic shifts likely will continue to affect water resources management in significant but uncertain ways. This tool provides information about decisionmaking under deep uncertainty methods—specifically, Robust Decision Making—through five case studies.

Mar 8, 2021
Journal Article

Infrastructure Resilience to Navigate Increasingly Uncertain and Complex Conditions in the Anthropocene

Resilience theory can help infrastructure managers navigate increasing complexity of the systems and environments in which they operate.

Mar 4, 2021
Report

Model of Travel in London Phase 3: Mode and destination choice model estimation

RAND Europe and partners were commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to update and enhance their strategic transport model, the Model of Travel in London (MoTiON). This report documents RAND Europe's work on the mode-destination choice models.

Feb 26, 2021
Report

Model of Travel in London Phase 3: Frequency model estimation

RAND Europe and partners were commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to update and enhance their strategic transport model, the Model of Travel in London (MoTiON). This report documents RAND Europe's work on the frequency models.

Feb 26, 2021
Multimedia

RAND Remote: Partnering with Communities on Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery

In this RAND Remote conversation, Marielena Lara and Gabriela Castro discuss the partnered approach they used to support reconstruction and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Feb 25, 2021
Report

Winning the Battle of the Airfields

Airfields have long been recognized as essential military facilities. And combatants have gone to great lengths to destroy enemy aircraft on the ground and to deny the use of airfields through attacks. What enduring lessons do RAND's seven decades of work on air base defense and attack provide?

Feb 24, 2021
Multimedia

Strategies for Minimizing Cybersecurity Risks

RAND senior international/defense researcher Quentin Hodgson presents strategies for minimizing cybersecurity risks that can be implemented at individual, organizational, national, and international levels.

Feb 24, 2021
Journal Article

Older Adults, New Mobility, and Automated Vehicles

New technologies for mobility could improve access for older Americans or pass them by. Research and action are needed to promote benefits for older and other Americans.

Feb 18, 2021

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