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A New Framework for Criminal Policy
This book examines the principle of 'harm' as a basis for crime-control policy and the prioritization of criminalized activities, as well as providing...
Can Supply be Cut?
Heroin is universally considered the world's most harmful illegal drug. This is due not only to the damaging effects of the drug itself, but also to t...
During 2000-1 in Afghanistan, the Taliban achieved a longtime goal of national and international drug policy agencies - a large, sudden, and unanticip...
An Overview of the Study Approach and Key Recommendations
This report documents the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute's recommendations in 2004 to the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Developm...
Identifies drivers of opium poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan and assesses effects of programs to promote rural development, eradicate opium p...
What Do Or Can We Know about Routes from Central America to the United States?
This report presents initial findings from a scoping study titled โEconomic Value of Human Smuggling to Transnational Criminal Organizations.โ A p...
Faced with concerns about aging aircraft, burdensome operation and support (O & S) costs, and maintenance uncertainties, the U.S....
Lessons from Research and Analysis Conducted with the Federal Voting Assistance Program
In early 2013, the leadership of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) commissioned the RAND National Defense Research Institute to undertake a...
Pilot Project for Assessing the Impact of the NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center
RAND researchers develop a preliminary logic model to help the Nanotechnology Research Center identify and assess its contributions to improving the s...
A Guide for Developing a Stronger Performance Review Process for Systems Engineering Support
This report provides the U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) with a guide for strengthening its process for reviewing the performance of its System...
Is the Army getting what it needs and managing risks appropriately in its combat service support contracts? This report uses the Army's Balkans Suppor...
Lessons from Academic Literature and Practitioner Guidance
Many U.S. government agencies rely on nonprofit federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for independent expertise in systems engine...
Implications for Directions in Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, and Research to Secure the Supply of Defense Industrial Products
This report presents an examination of how cyber-related risks compare with other risks to defense-industrial supply chains and the implications of th...
Recommendations for Effective Long-term Engagement
How can the newly created Office of Homeland Security (OHS) engage effectively in the federal budget process? This report finds that OHS is uniquely p...
Assessing Comparative Risk in Sourcing Decisions
Can the Army improve the way it measures the risks of using civilian contractors in combat? This report proposes a method for comparing the "residual ...
Achieving Institutional Change Through Analysis and Collaboration
Economic Analysis and Metrics in Defense Decisionmaking
This report presents strengths and limitations of cost-effectiveness analysis and related metrics to inform the U.S. Army and Department of Defense co...
This report addresses the challenges the U.S. Air Force faces in mitigating the risks associated with an increasingly globalized weapon supply chain a...
This document distills and synthesizes the proceedings of a workshop in which experts in the field of regulatory analysis and terrorism risk examined ...