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RAND Corporation
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Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ and RAND announce launch of "Task Force on Artificial Intelligence" to examine AI in CJS
As detailed in this press release, the "Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), in partnership with RAND, today announced the launch of a national task force to develop standards and evidence-based recommendations for…
Criminal
CCJ and RAND announce launch of “Task Force on Artificial Intelligence” to examine AI in CJS
As detailed in this press release, the "Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), in partnership with RAND, today announced the launch of a national task force to develop standards and evidence-based recommendations for…
Criminal
Noting positive results from notable prosecutor-initiated resentencing program in California
Regular readers know I am a big fan of second-look sentencing mechanisms, which I have been writing about in various ways in various fora for many years. Here are a…
Criminal
“Resetting the Record: The Facts on Hiring People with Criminal Histories”
The title of this post is the title of this short research brief authored by Shawn Bushway and published by RAND. A couple of introductory paragraphs note the goals of…
2Civility Blog
Current Standards for Public Defender Caseloads Are Too High, Study Says
By Marin McCall
The current national standards for public defender caseloads, set in 1973, are “outdated, not empirically based, and inadequate” and should be updated for public defenders to adequately represent indigent clients,…
Criminal
Notable RAND review of data and research on “justice-involved veterans”
I just saw this intriguing new publication from the RAND Corporation titled "Identifying Promising Prevention Strategies and Interventions to Support Justice-Involved Veterans." I recommend the full piece, and here some…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable RAND review of data and research on "justice-involved veterans"
I just saw this intriguing new publication from the RAND Corporation titled "Identifying Promising Prevention Strategies and Interventions to Support Justice-Involved Veterans." I recommend the full piece, and here some…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospice Care
A study about palliative care. Here is press release from Rand Corporation:Patients receiving care from for-profit hospices have substantially worse care experiences than patients who receive care from not-for-profit hospices,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
RAND Study Says Undocumented Children Need More Teachers, Funding
A RAND Corporation report estimates the number of undocumented and asylum-seeking children enrolled in the nation’s public schools between late 2016 and 2019. Their researchers describe students’ challenges and the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"How the Criminal Justice System's COVID-19 Response has Provided Valuable Lessons for Broader Reform"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new research brief written by multiple authors and distributed by RAND Corporation. I recommend the full document, and here…