Evidence-Based Policing

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What is evidence-based policing and how is it done? This book provides an answer to both questions, offering an introduction for undergraduate students and a hands-on guide for police officers wanting to know how to put principles into practice. It serves as a gentle introduction to the terminology, ideas, and scientific methods associated with evidence-based policy, and outlines some of the existing policing applications.

A couple of introductory chapters summarize evidence-based policy and its goals and origins. The core of the book eases the reader through a range of practical chapters that answer questions many people have about evidence-based practice in policing. What does good science look like? How do I find reliable research? How do I evaluate research? What is a hypothesis? How do randomized experiments work? These chapters not only provide a practical guide to reading and using existing research, but also a roadmap for readers wanting to start their own research project. The final chapters outline different ways to publish research, discuss concerns around evidence-based policing, and ask what is in the future for this emerging field. Annotated with the author’s own experiences as a police officer and researcher, and filled with simple aids, flowcharts, and figures, this practical guide is the most accessible introduction to evidence-based policing available. It is essential reading for policing students and police professionals alike.

Further resources are available on the book’s website at
evidencebasedpolicing.net.

Author(s): Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022

Language: English
Pages: 271
City: London

Cover
Endorsement
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Boxes
Foreword
1 What is evidence-based policing?
2 What are the origins of evidence-based policy?
3 What does good science look like?
4 What is the scientific method?
5 How do you identify a specific problem?
6 How do you find reliable research?
7 How do you evaluate policy research?
8 How do you develop a hypothesis and research question?
9 What are some core research concepts?
10 How do you make research methodology choices?
11 How do randomized experiments work?
12 How do you design a powerful experiment?
13 How do you know if an intervention is significant?
14 Where do you publish results?
15 What are the challenges with evidence-based policing?
16 What is next for evidence-based policing?
Index