Rand imprint: 375 books
by F. Stephen Larrabee, Stuart E. Johnson, John IV Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
In the coming decade, NATO faces growing fiscal austerity and declining defense budgets. This study analyzes the impact of planned defense budget cuts on the capabilities of seven European members of NATO: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. The authors assess the implications of the cuts for NATO capabilities and strategy and for U.S. policy.
The Power to Coerce
Countering Adversaries Without Going to War
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Mounting costs, risks, and public misgivings of waging war are raising the importance of U.S. power to coerce (P2C). The best P2C options are financial sanctions, support for nonviolent political opposition to hostile regimes, and offensive cyber operations. The state against which coercion is most...
Education of Syrian Refugee Children
Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
With four million Syrian refugees as of September 2015, there is urgent need to develop both short-term and long-term approaches to providing education for the children of this population. This report reviews Syrian refugee education for children in the three neighboring countries with the largest...
Considering Marijuana Legalization
Insights for Vermont and Other Jurisdictions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Marijuana legalization is a controversial and multifaceted issue that is now the subject of serious debate. In May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill requiring the Secretary of Administration to produce a report about various consequences of legalizing marijuana. This resulting report...
by John C. Graser, Daniel Blum, Kevin Brancato
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2010
The Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) currently runs three in-theater hospitals for severely injured or wounded personnel. Part of the practioners' preparation was treating DoD beneficiaries for a broad range of injuries and illnesses. Opportunities for this preparation are not as numerous "in house"...
Suicide Postvention in the Department of Defense
Evidence, Policies and Procedures, and Perspectives of Loss Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
A review of the scientific evidence on suicide postvention (organizational responses to prevent additional suicides and help loss survivors cope), guidance for other types of organizations, and the perspectives of the family and friends of service members who have died by suicide provide insights...
Recruiting and Retaining America's Finest
Evidence-Based Lessons for Police Workforce Planning
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Shares results of a survey, sent to every U.S. police agency with at least 300 sworn officers, on recruitment and retention practices. Finds that police compensation, city size, and crime rates affected recruiting. Advertising and incentives had little effect on the number of recruits. Cohort sizes...
Improving Dementia Long-Term Care
A Policy Blueprint
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia. By 2050, the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double. This blueprint outlines policy options to help decisionmakers improve dementia long-term services and supports (LTSS) by promoting earlier detection,...
Securing Rights for Victims
A Process Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Victims' Rights Clinics
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
This book discusses how some clinics have won significant gains at the appellate and federal court levels concerning victim standing, the rights to be consulted and heard, and the right to privacy. Some have won significant victories in gaining standing for victims and expanding the definition of...
by Kimberly A. Hepner, Elizabeth M. Sloss, Carol P. Roth
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Understanding the current quality of care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression delivered to service members is an important step toward improving care across the Military Health System (MHS). T.his report describes the characteristics of active-component service members who received...
by Jefferson P. Marquis, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Justin Beck
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
The U.S. government is facing the dual challenge of building its own interagency capacity for conducting stability operations while simultaneously building partner capacity (BPC) for stability operations. This study finds that although BPC and stability operations are receiving a good deal of attention...
Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States
Issues, Knowns, and Unknowns
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as "third-party" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010...
Altered State?
Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
Legalizing marijuana in California would lead to a major decline in the pretax price, but the price for consumers will depend heavily on taxes, the regulatory regime structure, and how taxes and regulations are enforced. The lower price and nonprice effects will increase consumption, but it is unclear...
by Jonah Blank, Christopher Clary, Brian Nichiporuk
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization...