Pauline Moore

Attacks on soft targets and crowded places are a significant challenge. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security requires research and development to assess methods for reducing the propensity and loss of life from these types of attacks. Researchers conducted a comprehensive landscape assessment of the threat and corresponding security measures in order to identify needs for improvement, and they recommended research and investment priorities.

In this report, RAND researchers study the causes of civilian harm in the 2017 battle for Raqqa, Syria, and provide insights into how the U. S. Department of Defense can reduce civilian harm in future operations.

Global health engagement (GHE) provides an important mechanism to work with allies and partners to develop their medical capacity and medical support capabilities and improve U. S. interoperability with allies and partners. In this report, the authors identify the evolving GHE priorities of five of the six geographic commands and the challenges they face supporting combatant command objectives with current sources of funding for GHE activities.

Overseas military access and basing is a critical component of China's global military ambitions. In this report, the authors examine three case studies among the United States' competitors to help anticipate what Chinese overseas access and basing might look like in the 2030s. They assess the risks posed by Chinese military expansion and recommend U. S. strategies to help shape the environment in which Chinese global ambitions will unfold.

The authors identify trends in campus crime and violence, provide a historical and current look at safety and security practices at institutions of higher education (IHEs), and discuss contemporary safety and security challenges that IHEs face.

Behavioral threat assessment and management as a practice is widespread in K 12 schools to respond to concerning and potentially violent student behaviors. In this report, the authors build on existing research to guide the management phase of the behavioral threat assessment and management process, responding to the shortfall in resources and tools for this critical part of efforts to prevent targeted violence and keep school communities safe.

A mothers struggle to raise a child suffering with Cancer whilst she herself undergoes the trauma of daily violence, administered at the hand of a ruthless and discompassionate husband.