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Nov 26, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Benjamin Adam Boudreaux |Brandon L. Crosby |Jessica Welburn Paige
In this Policy Lab webinar, RAND's Benjamin Boudreaux, Brandon Crosby, and Jessica Welburn Paige break down the ways that artificial intelligence training data interact with algorithms to create unfair outcomes for vulnerable communities. They also discuss what can be done to minimize such negative impacts.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Jessica Welburn Paige |Shawn D. Bushway
Availability: Web-Only Year: 2024 Pages: 20DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/PEA243-2 Document Number: PE-A243-2 Paige, Jessica Welburn and Shawn D. Bushway, The Role and Impact of School Resource Officers: A Brief Discussion, RAND Corporation, PE-A243-2, November 2024. As of November 25, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA243-2.html Paige, Jessica Welburn and Shawn D. Bushway, The Role and Impact of School Resource Officers: A Brief Discussion.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Peter Schirmer |Christina Panis
Key Findings
Turnover of sites is relatively low. A simulation adding 1,000 new sites predicted to be sustainable produced a noticeable change in geographic footprint. Lower school enrollment, urban settings, not being a charter school, and a larger local share of veterans contribute to site sustainability. Anecdotal evidence indicates that career interest, connection to the JROTC program, and location of open positions affects interest in becoming an instructor.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn
A growing number of school districts are using artificial intelligence to monitor students for suicide risk. It's a well-meaning attempt to address one of the leading causes of death among young people. But a recent RAND report warned that the programs could compromise student privacy and harm vulnerable students.
Jessica Welburn Paige was one of the lead authors of that report. Her work as a social scientist at RAND focuses on questions of race and inequality.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Annie Yu |Timothy Parker |De Bruhl
Funding for this research was made possible by the independent research and development provisions of RAND's contracts for the operation of its U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development centers. This publication is part of the RAND research report series. Research reports present research findings and objective analysis that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
rand.org | James Murphy |Roland Neil |Jessica Welburn Paige |Jessica Welburn
Key Findings
The impact of police shootings is severe — particularly for communities of color in the United States — and more-nuanced research is needed to understand the dynamics of racial bias. Thinking of racial bias in police shootings as a process with a series of stages can improve research in this area. These stages include officers' encounters with civilians, use of force, and the type of force used.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn Paige |Benjamin Adam Boudreaux |Chelsea Jones |Jessica Welburn
This work was sponsored by the National Risk Management Center at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and conducted in the Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations Program of the Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD). This report is part of the RAND working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers' latest findings and to solicit informal peer review.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn Paige |Benjamin Adam Boudreaux |Lynsay Ayer |Jessica Welburn
Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among American youth between the ages of 10 and 14. The problem of youth suicide has only gotten worse lately, in part due to a nationwide shortage of mental health professionals, particularly in schools, where if available, an on-staff psychologist, counselor, or social worker can help identify at-risk youth, and take steps toward an appropriate intervention (PDF).
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Van Abel |Melissa L. Finucane |Jhacova Williams
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are an important source of nongovernmental aid for communities during disaster response and recovery. Although much has been written about NPO capability to build community capacity, little empirical research quantifies the main mechanism by which NPOs are believed to address community needs: social capital. Moreover, what roles do NPOs play in recovery processes when federal assistance is limited?
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Katherine Grace |Katherine Grace Carman |Noreen Clancy
Key Findings
Natural disasters in the United States have grown costlier and more frequent and are having a significant financial impact on U.S. households. Although private insurance and federal assistance benefits provide help after a disaster, households still face gaps in coverage, and local governments also experience significant financial burdens after a disaster.
