Lane F Burgette

Among the counseling supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) offers to service members and their families is short-term, solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues, called non-medical counseling within the DoD. This chartbook summarizes findings from an evaluation of whether non-medical counseling provided by the DoD is effective in improving outcomes and whether effectiveness varies by problem type and/or population.

Among the counseling supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) offers to service members and their families is short-term, solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues, called non-medical counseling within the DoD. This report evaluates whether non-medical counseling provided by the DoD is effective in improving outcomes and whether effectiveness varies by problem type and/or population.

In this report, researchers explore measurement methods to assess how information-sharing affects criminal justice outcomes and how the practicalities of law enforcement work practices can affect measurement. In addition, the authors offer lessons for future policy evaluation and information system design.

The U.S. Air Force manages any proposed significant changes and additions regarding the location of weapon systems and personnel through its strategic basing process. This report is an independent analysis of the Air Force s basing process and the quality of the underlying data. It seeks to inform decisionmakers on potential improvements to the data and assessment criteria used in making basing decisions."

As the Air Force s operational environment has changed, more leadership responsibility is being pushed down to noncommissioned officers (NCOs). To ensure that it is selecting master sergeants (the first level of senior NCOs) who are able to fulfill these leadership responsibilities, RAND researchers assessed the current promotion system and explored areas for possible improvement."