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Aug 24, 2021

Three Essays on the Broader Effects of the Opioid Crisis

Investigates the unintended consequences of opioid policies, OxyContin reformulation and prescription drug monitoring programs on crime, labor supply, and child welfare.
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Aug 21, 2021

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Historic Lynchings and Present-Day Voting: What's the Connection?

RAND associate economist Jhacova Williams shares the motivation behind her recent study examining to what extent historic lynchings could be linked to the contemporary voting behavior of Black Americans who live in the South. Williams adds that understanding the factors that influence voting behavior may help in identifying barriers that prevent individuals from having their voices heard.
Research

Jul 29, 2021

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

This report provides interim findings on the Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.
Press

Jul 27, 2021

Historic Lynchings in the U.S. South Are Linked to Lower Levels of Voter Registration Among Black People

Black Americans who reside in counties in the South where there was a higher number of lynchings from 1882 to 1930 have lower voter registration today, a likely sign of the lasting effects of historical racial animus.
Research

Apr 13, 2021

Impact on Nonfirearm Deaths of Firearm Laws Affecting Firearm Deaths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

State gun policies that reduce firearm homicides are likely to reduce overall homicides in the state by approximately the same number. It is currently unknown whether the same holds for state gun policies that significantly reduce firearm suicides.
Press

Jan 27, 2021

Preliminary Report Suggests Baltimore Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Was Associated with Small Improvements in Solving Crimes

A preliminary report about an effort to use aerial surveillance to aid police investigations in Baltimore finds that the effort was associated with small increases in the rate at which police solved serious crimes, but an overall evaluation of the program will require a wider review of citywide police efforts.
Research

Jan 27, 2021

Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program

This report provides preliminary findings on the Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.
Press

Dec 4, 2019

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

District-level police crime centers that use technology such as remote cameras and analytic tools to support commanders' strategic decisionmaking may be able to help reduce crime.
Research

Dec 4, 2019

Real-Time Crime Centers in Chicago: Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers

The Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSCs) serve as command, control, and communications hubs. In this report, the authors evaluate the processes, organizational structures, and technologies employed in the SDSCs.
Commentary

Jan 27, 2017

When Is a Terrorist Really a Terrorist?

Countering mass violence demands a distinction between attackers who are truly inspired by jihadism and those with lesser links. The latter includes people whose mental states and violent tendencies preexist their exposure to the ideology.
Commentary

Jan 21, 2016

Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines

Slipping radioactive material into a spy's tea in the middle of London may not sound like a CBRN attack, but it is, as the Owen report has confirmed. Hopefully, the report's release will help focus global attention on the growing threat posed by these devastating weapons.
Commentary

Dec 21, 2012

Silencing the Science on Gun Research

The United States has long relied on public health science to improve the safety, health, and lives of its citizens. Perhaps the same straightforward, problem-solving approach that worked well in other circumstances can help the nation meet the challenge of firearm violence, writes Arthur Kellermann.

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Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

Historic Lynchings in the U.S. South Are Linked to Lower Levels of Voter Registration Among Black People

Impact on Nonfirearm Deaths of Firearm Laws Affecting Firearm Deaths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Preliminary Report Suggests Baltimore Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Was Associated with Small Improvements in Solving Crimes

Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

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When Is a Terrorist Really a Terrorist?

Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines

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Related Topics

Informing the Gun Policy Debate

Reducing Police Violence: Q&A with Melissa Labriola

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Three Essays on the Broader Effects of the Opioid Crisis

Historic Lynchings and Present-Day Voting: What's the Connection?

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

Historic Lynchings in the U.S. South Are Linked to Lower Levels of Voter Registration Among Black People

Impact on Nonfirearm Deaths of Firearm Laws Affecting Firearm Deaths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Preliminary Report Suggests Baltimore Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Was Associated with Small Improvements in Solving Crimes

Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

Real-Time Crime Centers in Chicago: Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers

When Is a Terrorist Really a Terrorist?

Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines

Silencing the Science on Gun Research

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