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Jun 11, 2024

Better Measures of Justice: Identifying High-Priority Needs to Improve Data and Metrics in Policing

This report presents the 24 high-priority needs identified by subject-matter experts during workshop discussions on the challenges with extant police data collection and potential solutions for addressing them.

Jeremy D. Barnum, Meagan E. Cahill, Dulani Woods, Kevin D. Lucey, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
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Apr 22, 2024

Methodological Challenges for Research on Racial Bias in Police Shootings

The authors of this report discuss methodological and data challenges for studying racial bias in police shootings in the United States and suggest future directions for research to address these issues.

James P. Murphy, Roland Neil, Jessica Welburn Paige
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Apr 11, 2024

Youth Law Enforcement Experience Programs as a Police Recruiting Tool

A RAND research team identified more than 3,500 youth law enforcement experience programs and distilled lessons for law enforcement agencies that wish to develop such programs.

Dana Schultz, Richard H. Donohue, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Joseph Coffee, Lois M. Davis
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Apr 5, 2024

Youth Law Enforcement Experience Programs as a Potential Recruitment Pipeline

A RAND research team identified more than 3,500 youth law enforcement experience programs and distilled lessons for law enforcement agencies that wish to develop such programs.

Dana Schultz, Richard H. Donohue, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Joseph Coffee, Lois M. Davis
Research Brief

Mar 20, 2024

Lessons on 988 and 911 Interoperability: Case Studies on Implementation

This brief summarizes findings from jurisdictions that have established interoperability between 911 and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—the national mental health emergency hotline—allowing the transfer of calls from 988 to 911 and vice versa.

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Samantha Matthews, Wendy Hawkins, Jonathan H. Cantor, Ryan K. McBain
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Mar 20, 2024

The Road to 988/911 Interoperability: Three Case Studies on Call Transfer, Colocation, and Community Response

This report presents case studies of jurisdictions that have established interoperability between 911 and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—the national mental health emergency hotline—allowing the transfer of calls from 988 to 911 and vice versa.

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Samantha Matthews, Wendy Hawkins, Jonathan H. Cantor, Ryan K. McBain
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Mar 13, 2024

Countering the Emerging Drone Threat to Correctional Security

Drones are being used to deliver contraband—such as drugs, cell phones, and weapons—into correctional institutions. This report presents findings from a workshop to explore key needs that must be met to better address this drone threat.

Joe Russo, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
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Nov 27, 2023

A Toolkit for Community-Police Dialogue

This guide provides background on the purpose for the development of the RAND Corporation’s community-police dialogue exercise, guidance for planning and implementing the dialogue, and materials to help carry out the dialogue effectively.

Dionne Barnes-Proby, Samuel Peterson, Alexandra Mendoza-Graf, Pierrce Holmes, Danielle Sobol, Nipher Malika, Meagan E. Cahill
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Oct 27, 2023

Examining the Effects of Perceptions of Police Effectiveness, Procedural Justice, and Legitimacy on Racial Differences in Anticipated Cooperation With Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania

This study used data from a representative sample of PA residents to measure public perceptions of police. The authors examined racial differences in these perceptions and whether normative or instrumental assessments can explain these differences.

Nathan E. Kruis, Richard H. Donohue, Nicholas Glunt, Nicholas J. Rowland, Jaeyong Choi
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Sep 11, 2023

The Thin Blue Line in Schools: New Evidence on School-Based Policing Across the U.S.

We find that school resource officers reduce some forms of violence, but do not prevent gun-related incidents. We also find that SROs intensify the use of suspension, expulsion, police referral, and arrest of students.

Lucy C. Sorensen, Montserrat Avila-Acosta, John Engberg, Shawn D. Bushway
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Feb 15, 2023

Finding a Broadly Practical Approach for Regulating the Use of Facial Recognition by Law Enforcement

This report examines current and near-future uses of facial recognition by law enforcement and identifies the various concerns and related policy domains that could be used to guide public policy.

Samuel Peterson, Brian A. Jackson, Dulani Woods, Elina Treyger
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Jan 12, 2023

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Needs for Law Enforcement

As cryptocurrency is increasingly used for both legitimate business transactions and illegal activities, law enforcement must adapt. In this report, researchers describe cryptocurrency-related research and development needs for law enforcement.

Dulani Woods, John S. Hollywood, Jeremy D. Barnum, Danielle Fenimore, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson

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