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.
Downloadable PDF fact sheets, publication profiles, and newsletters require free Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher to view.
Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about Public Safety issues.
To view the topics of each newsletter, place your cursor over the month to see a list of work featured in that issue (requires Javascript).
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Testimony
April 30, 2009: Summary of the RAND Report on NYPD's Stop, Question, and Frisk
By Greg Ridgeway
Testimony presented before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Civil Rights.
March 12, 2008: What Research Tells Us About the Reasonableness of the Current Priorities of National Drug Control
By Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy.
February 20, 2008: Investigating the Costs of the Death Penalty in California: Insights for Future Data Collection from a Preliminary RAND Effort
By Susan S. Everingham
Testimony presented before the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice.
January 4, 2007: Nanomaterials in the Workplace: A Summary of the RAND Policy and Planning Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health
By Eric Landree
Testimony presented to Public Meeting on Research Needs Related to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanoscale Materials.
March 17, 2005: School-Based Drug Prevention and Other Strategies For Reducing Drug Use
By Susan M. Paddock
Testimony presented to the Oregon State Senate and House Judiciary Committees.
February 10, 2005: An Assessment of ONDCP's Budget Concept
By Peter H. Reuter
Testimony presented to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the Cities Readiness Initiative
Presented by Christopher Nelson and Edward Chan
September 14, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States
Presented by Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
July 13, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
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.
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