This guide was developed to share best practices from the RAND Corporation’s work in implementing six community-police dialogues across four sites. This guide provides background on the purpose for the development of the community-police dialogue, guidance for planning and implementing the dialogue, and materials to help carry out the dialogue effectively.
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.
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.
Facial recognition technology has significant implications for legislators and policymakers, criminal justice officials, and society in general, and further developments should limit the potential risks in a way that maximizes the benefits of such technology. This report examines current and near-future uses of facial recognition by law enforcement and identifies the concerns and related policy domains that could be used to guide public policy.
Cryptocurrency is increasingly an accepted payment method in many legitimate transactions, but it is also used for illegal activities; as a result, law enforcement investigators must develop new skills and tools to ensure justice. In this report, researchers describe a workshop they conducted with experts to identify and prioritize cryptocurrency-related research and development needs for law enforcement.
This report describes the findings from a multi-site evaluation of law enforcement deflection in the United States. The authors describe how each program is implemented and identify key program facilitators and barriers. For two of the six sites, the authors conducted outcome analyses to determine whether the model is effective in reducing drug-related deaths and overdoses, arrests, and treatment admissions.
To better understand the needs around developing and leveraging data from a national data collection of law enforcement–related deaths, RTI International and the RAND Corporation, on behalf of the National Institute of Justice, convened a panel of experts to discuss the challenges to conducting a national data collection, identify potential solutions to those challenges, and recommend research and other applications for the collected data.
Communications staff at law enforcement agencies play an important role in meeting public expectations for transparency and responsiveness to concerns. Despite their importance, little is known about their needs. In April 2021, researchers convened a workshop of 14 individuals in law enforcement who identified 26 needs to improve the profession that spanned best practices, organizational issues, information-sharing, and staff development.
In 2018, law enforcement agencies gained access to a national, interoperable first responder broadband communications network that was supposed to result in simple solutions for interoperability. For various reasons, this has not happened. In this report, RAND researchers present practical knowledge to inform agencies about available broadband options and opportunities, governance issues, funding options, costs, and barriers to implementation.
RAND researchers created this tool to advance efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass attacks in the United States. The goal of this toolkit is to provide practical strategies and guidance on deterring, mitigating, and responding to mass attacks for a variety of audiences, including public safety experts, practitioners, policymakers, community groups, and the general public.
In this report, RAND Corporation researchers summarize what is currently known about killings committed by police officers in the United States and identify existing evidence about various ways to prevent these killings. The authors also recommend areas in which future research efforts could help inform policymaking and decisionmaking aimed at reducing police killings.
Using a Bayesian statistical analytic framework, investigates whether the Baltimore Police Department's use of aerial surveillance could help detectives solve serious violent crimes.
