RAND Drug Policy Research Center

As the Foundation explores the issue of high incarceration -- the large increase in imprisonment since the 1970s -- it is evident that there are knowledge gaps regarding the causes and consequences of incarceration and the most effective strategies for reducing incarceration while promoting public safety. The RAND Drug Policy Research Center, founded in 1989, conducts research to help communities, policymakers and public administrators adopt effective strategies for addressing substance use. RAND will use this grant to prepare a whitepaper that identifies domestic and international drug policy reform concepts that could mitigate the negative consequences of existing policy and improve public safety.