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National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Releases First Request for Research Proposals

The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, a philanthropic fund created to support scientific research on gun policy, today released its first request for proposals to support up to $10 million in projects during its first grantmaking cycle. The deadline for initial submissions is February 4.

Jan 7, 2019
Blog

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2018

RAND serves as an objective source of facts that help inform the world's most pressing policy debates. When decisions are based on the best evidence, that's when public policy can have a positive impact on people's lives. We're highlighting the 10 research projects that RAND.org readers found most engaging this year.

Dec 21, 2018
Article

Helping Police Find Better Strategies to Fight Crime

Which policing strategies are the most effective? A new RAND toolkit aims to help law enforcement agencies identify the best approach for the situation, and the key steps to success.

Dec 14, 2018
Tool

Better Policing Toolkit

The Better Policing Toolkit is a resource to help law enforcement agencies identify and implement the most effective strategies for different crime problems.

Dec 14, 2018
Project

Strategies to Reduce Violent and Antisocial Behavior at Sporting Events

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is expected to bring more fans to Qatar from more places than at any previous time. As organizers plan for the event, lessons from research on the prevalence, nature, and causes of violence and disorder at sporting events can help them prepare.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Report

How can crowd behaviour modelling be used to prevent and respond to violence and antisocial behaviour at Qatar 2022?

This case study explores the potential for crowd behaviour modelling to inform crowd management strategies to minimise the risk of violent or antisocial behaviour taking place during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and to reduce harm if it does take place.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Report

Insights on the role of volunteers in public safety at major sporting events

This case study seeks to examine the role of volunteers in the successful delivery of major sporting events, with a particular focus on their contribution towards maintaining public safety and facilitating positive fan behaviours.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Report

Early reflections on the approach to preventing and responding to violent and antisocial behavior at the 2018 World Cup in Russia

This case study examines the available evidence on violent and antisocial behaviour during the 2018 World Cup; policing tactics and intelligence-sharing; sale and consumption of alcohol; and the event organisation.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Report

Violent and antisocial behaviour at football events and strategies to prevent and respond to these behaviours: Final synthesis report

This study gathers and critically assesses the available evidence into the prevalence, nature and causes of violence and disorder at other major sporting events, and to draw on promising practices to prevent and respond to these harms.

Dec 11, 2018
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Report

Alcohol and international football tournaments

This case study reviews the available evidence on the connection between alcohol and international football.

Dec 11, 2018
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Report

Violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches in the Middle East and North Africa: Scoping the evidence

This case study gathers and critically assesses the available evidence on violent and antisocial behaviour at football events in the MENA region, as well as strategies to prevent and reduce the occurrence of these behaviours.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Report

What factors contributed to the different levels of disorder witnessed in Marseille and Lille during the Euros 2016 UEFA European Championship?

This case study explores the factors that may have contributed to the different outcomes in crowd behaviour and public safety witnessed in Marseille and Lille during the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

Dec 11, 2018
Report

Assessing Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism

Efforts to counter violent extremism online have grown, but measuring their impact is complicated. An assessment of one such campaign finds that individuals searching for violent jihadist or far-right content clicked on ads that offered alternative narratives at a rate on par with industry standards.

Dec 10, 2018
Report

Report

Evaluating Methods to Estimate the Effect of State Laws on Firearm Deaths: A Simulation Study

As part of the RAND Corporation's Gun Policy in America initiative, the authors use simulations to assess the performance of a wide range of statistical models used to estimate the effects of state gun policies on firearm deaths.

Dec 10, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Economic Policies and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Emerging Complexities in the Literature

Are economic factors an entry point for addressing intimate partner violence (IPV), and can economic policies and programs serve to reduce rates of IPV?

Dec 4, 2018
Commentary

Suppressing Motivation, Legitimacy Can Help Avoid Political Violence

The threat of political violence is real and growing, but there are concrete things that can be done to reduce the risks. Solutions might include repeated statements from leaders that fear of people because of their ethnicity, religion, party, or social grouping is wrong and that violence against them is illegitimate and against American values.

Nov 28, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Post-Experimental Follow-Ups—Fade-Out Versus Persistence Effects: The Rialto Police Body-Worn Camera Experiment Four Years On

The Rialto Police Department was the first police department in the world to participate in a randomized controlled trial of police body-worn cameras. This study reports on results from a three-year post-experimental follow-up from this trial.

Nov 27, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Paradoxical Effects of Self-Awareness of Being Observed: Testing the Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Assaults and Aggression Against Officers

Scholars have applied self-awareness theory to explain why body-worn cameras (BWCs) affect encounters between the public and police. This report considers the paradoxical effects of BWCs in the context of assaults on officers.

Nov 27, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Effects of Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) on Police and Citizen Outcomes: A State-of-the-Art Review

Despite more forces adopting body-worn cameras (BWCs), there have been few studies into this topic. This study reviews the published literature on BWCs in policing, specifically in the context of how BWCs effect both citizens and officers.

Nov 27, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Sex Differences in Adolescent Physical Aggression: Evidence From Sixty‐Three Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Research shows adolescent and adult males are more likely to engage in violence than females are. This study examines the prevalence of and variation in sex differences in physical aggression among adolescents in 63 low- and middle-income countries.

Nov 27, 2018

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