A year-long count of unhoused people in three hot-spot neighborhoods in Los Angeles has found that their numbers rose by an average of 18% over the period, despite periodic encampment cleanups and other efforts to address ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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There is now supportive evidence that child-access-prevention laws reduce firearm homicides and self-injuries among youth, and that shall-issue concealed-carry laws and stand-your-ground laws increase levels of firearm violence, ...
Political science
Jan 10, 2023
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Americans' personal spending drops consistently after age 65, both among the affluent and those with lower levels of financial resources, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2022
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U.S. teachers and principals are experiencing frequent job-related stress at a rate about twice that of the general population of working adults, according to a new RAND Corporation survey. Well-being is reported as especially ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2022
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A unique study conducting counts and surveys of unsheltered people in three parts of Los Angeles found that nearly half had been offered housing in the past, but they cited the housing intake process, desires for privacy ...
Social Sciences
May 4, 2022
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More than half of unemployed American men in their 30s have a history of being arrested or convicted of a crime, a stigma that poses a barrier to them participating in the nation's labor force, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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The recent rise of anti-Asian attacks across the U.S. has galvanized the community to build newfound alliances and resilience, with advocates working to increase reporting of hate incidents and developing strategies to fight ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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Wide disagreement remains among U.S. experts who study gun policy issues, with differing opinions about how much individual policies may reduce gun violence and other harms caused by firearms, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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9
New RAND Corporation research finds that 491,000 children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) arrived in the United States between fiscal years 2017 and 2019 and remained with unresolved ...
Education
Sep 30, 2021
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7
A gap remains between white parents and Black and Hispanic parents in their preferences for in-person schooling, but it has narrowed since May. The RAND Corporation survey, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, details parents' ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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