UpClose With Beau Kilmer

This member video spotlights Beau Kilmer, Director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. In this interview, Kilmer discusses how he landed at RAND, what issues the center is addressing now, and how the U.S. should address the explosion of fentanyl misuse, which contributed to the nation’s record-high 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021.

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Crime Trends Working Group

Between the Aisles: A Closer Look at Shoplifting Trends

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