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Dec 14, 2015

Should Traffic Crash Interventions Be Selected Nationally or State by State?

According to analysis using a new, free tool, a national allocation of funds for traffic crash prevention might cost less than allocating according to state-by-state needs, but it might save significantly fewer lives and reduce far fewer injuries.
Research

Dec 14, 2015

Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Prioritize Spending on Traffic Safety

This report examines how traffic safety funding could be spent to reduce motor vehicle crash-related injuries and deaths by identifying the most cost-effective interventions at the national and state levels.
Commentary

Nov 5, 2015

Gun Violence: Where Is the Research That Might Save Lives?

Gun violence is an important public health problem that accounts for more than 33,000 deaths each year in the United States but in 1996, Congress stripped the CDC of funding for any research that could be associated with gun control advocacy. The lack of CDC funding has deterred researchers.
Expert Insights

Sep 30, 2015

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol: Could California Do More to Prevent It?

RAND researchers consider whether California could do more to reduce driving under the influence (DUI) and other threats to public health and safety imposed by repeat DUI offenders.
Commentary

May 5, 2015

Breaking Down Nuclear Waste as a Two-Part Issue

The U.S. Department of Energy is now planning separate repositories for commercial waste and the waste from the military's nuclear weapons production instead of disposing of both in the same repository as originally intended. Decoupling different parts of the nuclear waste problem is a small but positive step forward.
Research

Jul 23, 2014

Did California's Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban Reduce Accidents?

Using California Highway Patrol panel accident data for California freeways from January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2008, we examine whether this policy reduced the number of accidents on California highways.
Commentary

Apr 21, 2014

Take Charge with Teens' Auto Safety

Driving is a risk that virtually all of us take on a daily basis. But we can do much to mitigate risks and protect our children, our community, and ourselves.
Commentary

Dec 12, 2013

Deadly Aftermath of 'Microsleep'

Though “microsleep,” commonly referred to as “highway hypnosis,” may enter the public discourse most often when it's cited as the possible cause of a disaster like the Metro-North train wreck, it is responsible for fatal accidents on American highways every day.
Commentary

Apr 26, 2013

7 Key Questions on Marijuana Legalization

Policymakers in Washington and Colorado are confronting some new and tricky issues that have never been addressed. For them, and for anyone else thinking about changing their pot laws, there are seven key decision areas that will shape the costs and benefits of marijuana legalization.
Commentary

Jan 17, 2013

Firearms and Gun Control: Many Questions, Some Answers

President Obama's task force on gun violence has raised the stakes in the policy debate on gun control and policy in the wake of the recent shootings in Colorado and Connecticut. Some of RAND's top researchers share what is, and what isn't, known about firearms and gun control.
Research

Dec 27, 2012

No More Rights Without Remedies: An Impact Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Victims' Rights Clinics

This report describes how representation from National Crime Victim Law Institute clinics affects the exercise of rights in individual cases, legislation, court rules, appellate decisions, and media reporting.
Research

Jul 25, 2012

Evaluation of the implementation of the Europol Council Decision and of Europol’s activities

This report sets out findings from a wide-ranging evaluation of Europol -- the European Police Office. It examines Europol's capabilities, legal basis and activities, highlighting potential areas for reform in the forthcoming Europol Regulation.

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