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Mar 27, 2024
Article
Mar 15, 2024
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Data Viz
Apr 17, 2025
This digital visualization uses data from RAND’s longitudinal database of state firearm laws to show 20 classes of state firearm laws and where and when they have applied in the United States.
The State Firearm Law Navigator shows where and when 20 classes of gun laws have been enacted in the United States.
Apr 14, 2025
This study examines factors associated with variation in fatal police shooting rates across US agencies, particularly the role of differences in social context, randomness, and outlier agencies. It uses data from 2015-2020 in multilevel models.
Expert Insights
Apr 2, 2025
This paper summarizes challenges and future directions for K–12 school safety from a roundtable discussion that explored the multifaceted nature of school safety issues and identified actionable research priorities for the future.
Mar 31, 2025
This report presents the findings from a systematic literature review on the impact of drug-related law enforcement activity on serious violence and homicide.
Tool
Mar 10, 2025
This document presents methods used to construct the RAND State Firearm Law Database, a longitudinal database of state firearm laws, and provides definitions and other information that facilitates its use.
Feb 10, 2025
Uses network analysis to model changes in patterns of gun violence and crime gun recoveries in New York City between 2010 and 2015.
Feb 6, 2025
Study examining the concept of stochastic terrorism, which posits that influential figures can indirectly incite violence through hostile but veiled language, amplified on social media, increasing the likelihood of someone turning to violence.
Research Summary
This brief examines Russia’s use of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism in narratives in the context of its war against Ukraine from 2022 to early 2024 by analyzing content on the social media platforms X and Telegram.
Commentary
Jan 27, 2025
Municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and the private sector can come together to detect, deter, and mitigate threats to the public from terrorism and other acts of targeted violence.
Jan 16, 2025
The authors examine Russia's use of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) narratives in the context of its war against Ukraine from 2022 to early 2024 by analyzing content on social media platforms X and Telegram.
Jan 8, 2025
This report discusses methods of evaluating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's impact on forced labor globally, presents findings on the department’s efforts, and provides recommendations for strengthening enforcement.
