NCJ Number
47103
Date Published
1978
Length
142 pages
Annotation
RAND CORPORATION'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 2, 1977, ARE REPORTED, LARGELY THROUGH EXCERPTS FROM A SAMPLING OF RAND RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR.
Abstract
THE EXCERPTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY LISTINGS OF RESEARCH AREAS IN WHICH RAND IS ACTIVE AND OF REPORTS AND BOOKS PUBLISHED DURING THE YEAR. CORPORATE OFFICERS AND MAJOR SPONSORS OF RAND RESEARCH ARE LISTED, AND A FINANCIAL REPORT IS PRESENTED. LIBRARIES THAT MAINTAIN COLLECTIONS OF UNCLASSIFIED RAND PUBLICATIONS ALSO ARE LISTED. RAND RESEARCH INTERESTS IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INCLUDE THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS, DANGEROUS HABITUAL OFFENDERS, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN THE PROSECUTION PROCESS, AND THE SENTENCING PROCESS. THE RESEARCH 'SAMPLER' INCLUDES EXCERPTS FROM STUDIES OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS, CRIMINAL CAREERS OF HABITUAL FELONS, HOSTAGES IN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, AND PRIVACY AND THE COMPUTER. (LKM)