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Public Safety Issues

This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access Public Safety research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the Public Safety Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.

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RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about Public Safety issues.

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Safety and Justice newsletter

Safety and Justice Newsletter (HTML)

2008:
June | February

2007:
October | June | March

2006:
November | June | February

2005:
October

Formerly the Public Safety and Justice Newsletter (PDF)

2004:
February

2003:
September | May

 

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For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.

Regulating Senior Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?

Presented by Seth Seabury
October 25, 2007
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
304 Cannon House Office Building

Recruitment and Retention; Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department

Presented by Bernard D. Rostker
May 14, 2007
3:00 P.M. — 4:00 P.M.
2237 Rayburn House Office Building

Racial Profiling: Not Always Black and White

Presented by Greg Ridgeway
June 14, 2004
Noon - 1:30 P.M.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Fact Sheet

The following PDF fact sheet encapsulates selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of Public Safety policy issues.

Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep. 2003

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Assessing NYPD’s Firearm Training and Firearm Discharge Investigations — Jun. 9, 2008

NYPD cop car driving down street

More opportunities for thorough training, closer monitoring of lower-rated police officers, and incorporating non-lethal devices can help further reduce the already minute probability that an NYPD officer fires their weapon.

Understanding the Challenge of Extremist and Radicalized Prisoners — Apr. 15, 2008

Prison cells

A preliminary overview of the challenges posed by radicalized and extremist prisoners helps to explore the potential for the radicalization of young European Muslims in the prison environment.

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