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Preventing Intimate Partner Abuse
First developed in the 1970s, programs focused on intimate partner violence prevention are designed to hold perpetrators accountable for their behavior and to prioritize safety and justice for victims. What might help make these programs more effective?
Jul 27, 2022
Project
Informing the Gun Policy Debate
RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative provides information on what scientific research can tell us about the effects of gun laws. Our goal is to establish a shared set of facts that will improve public discussions and support the development of fair and effective gun policies.
Mar 2, 2018

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Commentary
How to Bring Facts into the Gun Policy Debate
As debate continues to rage over the causes and prevention of gun violence, it's worth asking how science can help lawmakers and the public resolve longstanding disagreements that have stood in the way of solutions.
Mar 9, 2018
Essay
Gun Policy in America: An Overview
Gun policy debates appear to be grounded in disagreement about the effects of policies, not what policies should try to achieve. This suggests an important role for the scientific study of gun laws, especially where evidence is weak.
Mar 2, 2018
Essay
What Science Tells Us About the Effects of Gun Policies
There are significant gaps in the available research on the effects of gun policies. However, the strongest evidence suggests laws aimed at preventing children from accessing guns would reduce firearm self-harm, and unintentional injuries and deaths among children.
Mar 2, 2018
Essay
Expert Judgments on Gun Policy Effects
The views of experts have an important influence on the gun policy debate. Results from a survey of experts with diverse views suggest they have similar objectives—reducing suicide and homicide rates—but disagree about which policies they believe would achieve them.
Mar 2, 2018
Essay
U.S. Gun Policy in a Global Context
Changes to gun policies in Australia, Switzerland, and Israel led to marked shifts in gun ownership rates. What can those experiences tell us about the impact of gun prevalence on suicide and violent crime?
Mar 2, 2018
News Release
Large-Scale Study on Gun-Policy Effects Finds Important Gaps in Existing Research; Exceptions Include Child Access ...
One of the largest-ever studies of U.S. gun policy finds there is a shortage of evidence about the effects of most gun laws, although researchers from the RAND Corporation found there is some persuasive evidence about the effects of several common gun policies. RAND's sweeping Gun Policy in America initiative also evaluated the views of gun policy experts with opposing perspectives on the likely effects of gun laws to identify where compromise might be possible.
Mar 2, 2018
Report
Where Gun Policy Experts Agree and Disagree on the Effects of Firearm Laws
As part of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, gun policy experts were surveyed on the likely effects of 15 gun-related policies on 12 societal outcomes. Analysis of their responses shows there are shared objectives on both sides of the debate, but experts disagree on which policies will achieve those objectives.
Mar 2, 2018
Report
The Science of Gun Policy: First Edition
What does the scientific evidence tell us about the effects of gun policies? Part of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, this report assesses the available evidence for the effects of commonly proposed gun laws on firearm deaths, violent crime, suicide, the gun industry, hunting and sport shooting, and other outcomes.
Mar 2, 2018
Multimedia
Countering Violent Extremism
A series of brief videos introduces important elements of the RAND Program Evaluation Toolkit for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). The toolkit helps community-based CVE programs design an evaluation that is appropriate for their program type, resources, and expertise.
Jan 10, 2018
Journal Article
Development of New Quality Measures for Hospital-Based Care of Suicidal Youth
Four new quality measures will assess key dimensions of care for suicidal youth.
Jan 4, 2018
Project
Policy Options for Improving Child Welfare
Every year, about 3 million children in the U.S. face abuse or neglect. Expanding prevention and treatment services in the child welfare system could improve the lives of children and reduce lifetime expenses by 3 to 7 percent.
Dec 11, 2017
Report
How to Reduce Mortality in Correctional Facilities
Inmates disproportionately suffer from a variety of health conditions, compared with the general population. Some in-custody deaths are inevitable; for example, elderly inmates may die of old age. But certain types of death are highly preventable.
Nov 27, 2017
Commentary
Checklist of Best Practices Developed to Guide Development of Suicide Prevention Campaigns
Is your crisis line’s suicide-prevention communications effort working well enough? What should you be doing differently? Some help is available through a checklist published earlier this year.
Oct 25, 2017
Journal Article
Primary Care Providers with More Experience and Stronger Self-Efficacy Beliefs Regarding Women Veterans Screen More Frequently for Interpersonal Violence
Some primary care provider experiences and beliefs regarding women's health care influence rates of screening for military sexual trauma (MST) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) .
Sep 6, 2017
Journal Article
Age Differences in Death and Suicidal Ideation in Anxious Primary Care Patients
One in three older adults with anxiety reported feeling like they were better off dead, which underscores the importance of assessing for suicidality in this population during primary care visits.
Aug 31, 2017
Report
Can an Informative Letter Reduce Gun Crime and Be Cost-Effective? A Study of Los Angeles
This report evaluates the effect of the letters sent by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office on city-level rates of homicide, robbery, and aggravated assault with a firearm and conducts a cost-benefit assessment of this letter program.
Aug 2, 2017
Report
Exploring the transferability and applicability of gang evaluation methodologies to counter-violent radicalisation
Through a targeted literature review and comparative analysis, this report examines the transferable lessons that can be drawn from evaluations of gang interventions and applied to evaluation practice in the field of counter violent extremism.
Jul 21, 2017
Commentary
A Colombian Survivor's Crusade to Strengthen Punishment for Acid Attacks
Acid attacks, one of the most extreme forms of violence against women and girls, can have devastating consequences. Officials could address this problem by making it tough to get dangerous chemicals, punishing perpetrators, and helping survivors.
Jul 17, 2017
Report
Student Access to Mental Health Information on California College Campuses
Two surveys of California public college students provide insight into the preliminary impact of the California Mental Health Services Authority's activities on college students' receipt of information about mental health issues and support services.
Jun 29, 2017

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