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Sources of Organizational Variability in Fatal Police Shootings in the USA

1 week ago | rand.org | John MacDonald |John Macdonald |Anthony A. Braga |Roland Neil

Publisher: NatureAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2025 Pages: 1 Document Number: EP-70916 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.
Criminal justice interventions during the overdose crisis

Dec 4, 2024 | brookings.edu | Roland Neil |Beau Kilmer

Executive summaryAs policymakers and criminal justice agencies review how they have addressed problems related to illegal drugs over the past decade, it is useful to examine relevant data and policy changes from this period. This paper first analyzes trends in multiple criminal justice indicators related to drugs, focusing primarily on the period from 2010 onward.
The Social Foundations of Racial Inequalities in Arrest Over the Life Course and in Changing Times

Nov 1, 2024 | rand.org | Robert J. Sampson |Roland Neil

Topics Publisher: Wiley Periodicals LLCAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2024 Pages: 28 Document Number: EP-70710 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.
Rethinking law enforcement in the fentanyl crisis

Sep 9, 2024 | brookings.edu | Beau Kilmer |Roland Neil |Vanda Felbab-Brown

In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown talks with RAND researchers Beau Kilmer and Roland Neil about U.S. domestic law enforcement responses to the fentanyl crisis. Kilmer and Neil highlight a decline in drug arrests, particularly for cannabis, in the United States, but note a surge in fentanyl-related seizures.
The social foundations of racial inequalities in arrest over the life course and in changing times

Jul 18, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Robert J. Sampson |Roland Neil

A classic question, which remains as pertinent as ever, is what drives racial disparities in official contact with the police. Most work on this topic has focused on racial disparities in the moment of a police encounter or over short time spans.
Respiratory Health Among U.S. Veterans Across Age and Over Time

Jul 9, 2024 | rand.org | Robert Bozick |Roland Neil

Key Findings Veterans and civilians had similar respiratory health profiles during their 20s and 30s, and key symptoms were generally not present at these younger ages. At older ages, veterans had worse respiratory health profiles than civilians did.
Methodological Challenges for Research on Racial Bias in Police Shootings

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.