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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Updated Findings Regarding Policy Implementation and Outcomes 2020

Lois M. Davis, Lynn A. Karoly, Dionne Barnes-Proby, Beverly A. Weidmer, Praise O. Iyiewuare, Robert Bozick, Gabriele Fain, Sami Kitmitto, Cheryl Graczewski, Eric Larsen, et al.
This report provides updated findings from the evaluation of the Senate Bill (SB) 1041 reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, with ongoing implementation informed by an All-County Survey, state-level interviews, and interviews and focus groups in six focal counties, plus further insights on participant outcomes examined with state administrative data.
Addressing the U.S. Opioid Crisis: Using an Integrated Systems-Based Approach: Addendum 2020

Bradley D. Stein
Document submitted January 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Opioids on December 17, 2019.
Court Appearances in Criminal Proceedings Through Telepresence: Identifying Research and Practice Needs to Preserve Fairness While Leveraging New Technology 2020

Camille Gourdet, Amanda R. Witwer, Lynn Langton, Duren Banks, Michael G. Planty, Dulani Woods, Brian A. Jackson
Telepresence technology, which allows an individual or group to appear in a court proceeding from a remote location, has the potential to increase court safety, reduce costs, and enhance court efficiency. However, its use might have unintended consequences. In November 2018, the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative convened a workshop to examine the benefits of this technology and identify solutions for addressing potential problems.
Criminal Deterrence: Evidence from an Individual-level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety 2020

Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette
Evaluates a large-scale effort to significantly increase certainty and celerity of sanction for an offense while keeping severity low.
Medicaid Coverage Expansions and Liability Insurance 2020

Paul Heaton, Caleb Flint
This article offers some of the first rigorous evidence regarding the impacts of health coverage expansions targeting the low-income population on use of the tort system, as proxied by insurance payouts.
Embracing and Controlling Risk Dependency in Cyber-Insurance Policy Underwriting 2020

Mohammad Mahdi Khalili, Mingyan Liu, Sasha Romanosky
This article highlights how cyber risk dependencies can be taken into consideration when underwriting cyber-insurance policies.
U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing: Issues and Policy Options Pursuant to Section 122 of the 2018 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act: Executive Summary 2020

Benjamin M. Miller, Debra Knopman, Liisa Ecola, Brian Phillips, Moon Kim, Nathaniel Edenfield, Daniel Schwam, Diogo Prosdocimi
Section 122 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 directed the FAA to contract with an independent research organization to address questions and provide recommendations related to infrastructure funding and financing at commercial service airports. This executive summary presents the full report's core findings, recommendations, and answers to the questions listed in Section 122.
U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing: Issues and Policy Options Pursuant to Section 122 of the 2018 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act 2020

Benjamin M. Miller, Debra Knopman, Liisa Ecola, Brian Phillips, Moon Kim, Nathaniel Edenfield, Daniel Schwam, Diogo Prosdocimi
Passenger air travel is at an all-time high. A key question for Congress is whether current levels of spending will be sufficient under existing federal policies to enable commercial service airports to make appropriate and timely infrastructure investments to meet future demand. This report contains a comprehensive review of the role of the federal government in airport infrastructure funding and financing.
Social and Emotional Learning, School Climate, and School Safety: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of Tools for Life® in Elementary and Middle Schools 2020

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Jennifer L. Cerully, Elaine Lin Wang, Jonathan Schweig, Ivy Todd, William R. Johnston, Jessica Schnittka
Tools for Life® (TFL) is a program designed to improve school climate and safety through the proactive development of elementary and middle school students' social and emotional skills. The authors of this report describe the implementation of TFL in the Jackson (Mississippi) Public School District, calculate its costs, and evaluate the program's effectiveness.
Estimating the Size of the Los Angeles County Jail Mental Health Population Appropriate for Release into Community Services 2020

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Nicholas M. Pace, Neil Gowensmith, Ira Packer, Daniel Murrie, Alicia Virani, Bing Han, Sarah B. Hunter
Researchers studied the Los Angeles County jail mental health population to identify those who would likely be appropriate for diversion with the aim of providing them with needed care and reducing recidivism. The report includes the results from a legal and clinical review of recently incarcerated individuals identified with a serious mental illness, as well as relevant recommendations for diversion in Los Angeles County.

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