RAND Research Topic: Law2024-03-28T14:49:44ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/law.htmlThe Prisoner DilemmaKaren M. Sudkamp; Howard J. Shatz; Shelly Culbertson; Douglas C. Ligorhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2287-1.html2023-08-09T09:30:00Z2023-08-09T09:30:00Z<p>RAND researchers hosted a subject-matter expert workshop to determine proposed courses of action to reduce security threats from and meet international standards for prisons holding presumed former Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters.</p>National Public Defense Workload StudyNicholas M. Pace; Malia N. Brink; Cynthia G. Lee; Stephen F. Hanlonhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2559-1.html2023-07-27T08:00:00Z2023-07-27T08:00:00Z<p>Excessive caseloads prevent public defense attorneys from effectively representing clients. Researchers used the Delphi method to determine the average time needed to provide reasonably effective assistance and establish national workload standards.</p>