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Shirley Ruhe, Director
(703) 413-1100 x5632

Kurt Card, Legislative Analyst
(703) 413-1100 x5259

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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.

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RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about Public Safety issues.

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Formerly the Public Safety and Justice Newsletter (PDF)

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View More »Congressional Testimony

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.

Prior Testimony: 1997-2004

View More »Congressional Briefings

For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.

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.

Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep. 2003

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Easing Restrictions on Deliveries to Postal Mailboxes Could Hurt Efforts to Keep Mail Safe — Oct. 23, 2008

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Allowing private courier services to deliver items into mailboxes could hamper efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to safeguard the nation's mail. Although the impact of such a change is likely to be moderate, it could diminish public safety and security by diluting the effectiveness of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Oct. 10, 2008

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In order to ensure that the U.S. government is able to dispense antibiotics and other life-saving medical countermeasures to large populations under short timelines in the case of a large-scale public health emergency, this report recommends standards for points of dispensing that are designed to apply to widely divergent jurisdictions.

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