Intervening in Gun Markets: An Experiment to Assess the Impact of Targeted Gun-Law Messaging July 26, 2011
Assesses whether targeting new gun buyers with a public safety message aimed at improving gun law awareness affects gun buyers' behaviors.
Publications on Crime, Violence, and Public Safety
2011
-
-
Sunday Liquor Laws and Crime June 22, 2011
Analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime, focusing on the phased introduction of such sales in Virginia beginning in 2004.
-
The Cloud: Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges April 4, 2011
This report discusses how policy-makers might address the challenges and risks in respect of the security, privacy and trust aspects of cloud computing that could undermine the attainment of broader economic and societal objectives across Europe.
-
Assessing the illegal trade in cultural property from a public policy perspective March 29, 2011
The aim of this research is to explore new ways of curtailing the illegal trade in cultural property.
-
Community-Based Violence Prevention: An Assessment of Pittsburgh's One Vision One Life Program March 23, 2011
In 2003, Pittsburgh witnessed a 49-percent increase in homicides, prompting a grassroots creation and implementation of the One Vision One Life antiviolence strategy. This initiative has workers intervene in escalating disputes and seeks to place youth in appropriate social programs. Analysis of the program, which is modeled on similar efforts elsewhere, can help inform other efforts to address urban violence.
2010
-
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Report September 21, 2010
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2008–2009, Corrections Standards Authority-mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.
-
National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches: Assessing Program Implementation June 28, 2010
Documents the program and community settings, interventions, and implementations of 15 programs across the country that provide interventions for families in which children have been exposed to violence. The 15 programs were part of Safe Start Promising Approaches, an initiative aimed at building knowledge about the effectiveness of specific intervention strategies intended to reduce the harmful effects of children's exposure to violence.
-
Security at what cost? Quantifying trade-offs across liberty, privacy and security June 8, 2010
RAND Europe undertook an internally funded, innovative discrete choice experiment to understand the real privacy and security trade-offs individuals are willing to make in order to inform policymakers about citizens' true preferences in this domain.
-
Reducing Pittsburgh Neighborhood Violence May 18, 2010
A sharp increase in Pittsburgh homicides in 2003 led local leaders to launch an antiviolence initiative, One Vision One Life. Researchers found no program effects on homicide and negative effects on assaults.
-
Chaos or Control? March 11, 2010
What is the role of government in a borderless internet world? RAND Europe assesses the implications for policy makers.
-
Understanding illicit drug markets, supply-reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union February 16, 2010
Based on literature, expert insights, and a conceptual framework, this study identifies a number of recommendations for improving the understanding of illicit drug markets, supply reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the EU.
-
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report January 1, 2010
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2007-2008, Corrections Standards Authority-mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.
2009
-
Securing Rights for Victims: A Process Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Victims' Rights Clinics December 4, 2009
This book discusses how some clinics have won significant gains at the appellate and federal court levels concerning victim standing, the rights to be consulted and heard, and the right to privacy. Some have won significant victories in gaining standing for victims and expanding the definition of particular rights. Others are enjoined in the battle. But all have raised awareness of victims' rights in the justice system.
-
Local Authority Commissioning: Understanding the use of information and evidence by commissioners of services October 7, 2009
This exploratory research examines the types of data and information Local Authorities draw upon to make commissioning decisions.
-
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: RAND Quarterly Report, October 2008 May 19, 2009
In July 2008, RAND Corporation staff conducted Correctional Program Checklist assessments of five home-based service providers as part of its ongoing evaluation of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act activities through the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The authors determined whether the treatment interventions were consistent with the research literature on evidence-based practices and the principles of effective intervention.
-
Tackling Violent Crime: Findings from regional workshops with 12 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships April 29, 2009
This report examines the work of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in tackling violence. It highlights promising practices and discusses some of the barriers faced by local practitioners working to reduce violent crime.
-
Film Piracy and Its Connection to Organized Crime and Terrorism February 17, 2009
A detailed investigation into the connections between intellectual-property piracy, organized crime, and terrorism, including case studies of criminal and terrorist groups and recommendations for reducing the demand for and supply of pirated goods.
-
Neighborhood Effects on Crime and Youth Violence: The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Los Angeles January 27, 2009
Business improvement districts (BIDs) collect assessments and invest in local service provisions and activities, such as place promotion, street cleaning, and public safety. Such activities can help reduce crime and youth violence by increasing informal social control, reducing signs of disorder and blight, improving order maintenance, and enriching job opportunities. This report examines BIDs' impact on crime and youth violence in Los Angeles.
-
The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005 January 27, 2009
This first national estimate of the economic cost of methamphetamine (meth) use in the United States suggests that costs reached $23.4 billion in 2005. The analysis, with a lower-bound estimate of $16.2 billion and an upper-bound estimate of $48.3 billion, considers the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment, lost productivity, crime and criminal justice, health care, production and environmental hazards, and child endangerment.
-
Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism January 14, 2009
A study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal — and perhaps terrorist — groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governments worldwide is needed to combat intellectual-property theft, which threatens the global information economy, public safety, and national security.
2008
-
Community Policing and Crime: The Process and Impact of Problem-Solving in Oakland December 10, 2008
In response to rising crime and violence, Oakland, California, voters passed the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 (Measure Y), a 10-year, nearly $20 million annual investment to reduce violence through community-policing, violence-prevention, and other programs. Building on the first-year implementation assessment, this report examines the progress and effectiveness of the Measure Y–funded problem-solving officer program.
-
How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security? November 5, 2008
This research brief assesses the potential public safety and security implications of relaxing the U.S. Postal Service's Mailbox Rule, finding that doing so could have a moderate negative impact.
-
The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly October 7, 2008
The United States Postal Service has long held a statutory monopoly to deliver mail to mailboxes (known as the Mailbox Rule). Critics have argued against the Mailbox Rule on anti-monopoly and property rights grounds. But relaxing the Mailbox Rule may affect public safety and security. This study assesses the public safety concerns of relaxing the Mailbox Rule and makes recommendations to address these concerns.
-
Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles April 24, 2008
Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
-
Violent crime: Risk models, effective interventions and risk management February 20, 2008
A previous RAND Europe report on Interventions to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime highlighted the effectiveness and cost-benefit of early interventions for preventing crime and offending. These findings hold true for violent crime as well. This report focuses on the potential for interventions at three main stages in the offending process: risk assessment, rehabilitation and management of violent offenders.