Evidence-Based Policing: Translating Research into Practice by Cynthia Lum (Engl

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Argues that evidence-based policing is not just the process of evaluating police practices, but also about translating that knowledge into digestible and useable forms, as well as institutionalizing research processes and findings into everyday policing systems so that research can be used.

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Today's police agencies are in a period of both crisis and reform as they try to improve their ability to deliver public safety to citizens in ways that are effective, legitimate, and sustainable. Evidence-based policing offers one such solution - an approach which emphasises the value that research can bring to police officers and, by extension, the public they serve.However, evidence-based policing is not just about the process ofunderstanding and evaluating police practices. It is also about translating and using that knowledge in daily police activities. This unique book examines the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of variouspolice practices and provides tools to help turn research into practice. Part I gives a practitioner's definition of evidence-based policing, a primer on how to judge and interpret research findings, and a review of the Evidence-Based Policing Matrix, a tool for translating research on police crime control interventions. In Part II the authors review the breadth of knowledge about policing interventions for people, places, communities, and technology, focusing on how to optimize operationsbased on this information. Tools and ideas that can assist in implementing evidence-based practices into patrol, investigations, supervision, management, crime analysis, and leadership are provided in PartIII. Finally, in Part IV the authors speak to researchers about how they might continue to work with police agencies to advance evidence-based policing.

Author Biography

Cynthia Lum is a Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is also the Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, one of the founding members of the Division of Policing in the American Society of Criminology, and the North American Editor of Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (Oxford). She specializes in the areas of policing, security, and evidence-based crime policy, and served asa patrol officer and detective in the Baltimore City Police Department. Christopher S. Koper is a Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He is also theprincipal fellow of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason and an associate editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology (Springer). Dr. Koper was formerly the director of research at the Police Executive Research Forum and a member of the research advisory board of the Police Foundation. His research in policing has covered crime control strategies, the effects of technology, community policing, hiring and retention, and the institutionalization ofevidence-based practices.

Table of Contents

PART I. THE BASICS OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING1: What is Evidence-Based Policing?2: Which Evidence Forms the Base For Evidence-Based Policing?3: Translating Research: The Evidence Based Policing MatrixPART II. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO POLICING4: Place-Based Approaches and Hot Spots Policing5: Individual-Focused Strategies6: Neighborhood and Jurisdiction Interventions7: Technology: Evidence-Based Policing Playing Catch-upPART III. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING8: Receptivity and the Demand for Evidence-Based Policing9: Institutionalizing Research into Practice - An Introduction10: Incorporating Evidence-Based Policing through Professional Development11: The Playbook: Evidence for Everyday Patrol12: The Case of Place Strategy: Changing the Unit of Investigations13: The Role of Crime Analysis in Evidence-Based Policing14: Supervision, Management, Strategic Planning, and Leadership for Evidence- Based PolicingPART IV. RESEARCHERS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING15: Translational Criminology - Ideas for Researchers

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Explains, with practical examples, what evidence-based policing is and how it can be effectively implemented.

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Today's police agencies are in a period of both crisis and reform as they try to improve their ability to deliver public safety to citizens in ways that are effective, legitimate, and sustainable. Evidence-based policing offers one such solution - an approach which emphasises the value that research can bring to police officers and, by extension, the public they serve.However, evidence-based policing is not just about the process of understanding and evaluating police practices. It is also about translating and using that knowledge in daily police activities. This unique book examines the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of various police practices and provides tools to help turn research into practice. Part I gives a practitioner's definition of evidence-based policing, a primer on how to judge and interpret research findings, and a review of theEvidence-Based Policing Matrix, a tool for translating research on police crime control interventions. In Part II the authors review the breadth of knowledge about policing interventions for people, places, communities, and technology, focusing on how to optimize operations based on this information.Tools and ideas that can assist in implementing evidence-based practices into patrol, investigations, supervision, management, crime analysis, and leadership are provided in Part III. Finally, in Part IV the authors speak to researchers about how they might continue to work with police agencies to advance evidence-based policing.

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Explains, with practical examples, what evidence-based policing is and how it can be effectively implementedProvides tools and ideas for translating research for use in the most common policing systems (patrol, investigations, supervision, training, management)Written for police officers who wish to engage in evidence-based policing, as well as students and scholars conducting research and partnerships with law enforcement agencies

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PART I. THE BASICS OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING 1. What is Evidence-Based Policing? 2. Which Evidence Forms the Base For Evidence-Based Policing? 3. Translating Research: The Evidence Based Policing Matrix PART II. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO POLICING 4. Place-Based Approaches and Hot Spots Policing 5. Individual-Focused Strategies 6. Neighborhood and Jurisdiction Interventions 7. Technology: Evidence-Based Policing Playing Catch-up PART III. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING 8. Receptivity and the Demand for Evidence-Based Policing 9. Institutionalizing Research into Practice - An Introduction 10. Incorporating Evidence-Based Policing through Professional Development 11. The Playbook: Evidence for Everyday Patrol 12. The Case of Place Strategy: Changing the Unit of Investigations 13. The Role of Crime Analysis in Evidence-Based Policing 14. Supervision, Management, Strategic Planning, and Leadership for Evidence- Based Policing PART IV. RESEARCHERS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING 15. Translational Criminology - Ideas for Researchers

Details ISBN0198719949 Author Christopher S. Koper Language English Year 2017 ISBN-10 0198719949 ISBN-13 9780198719946 Format Paperback Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 348 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Translating Research into Practice Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 363.252 Affiliation George Mason University, Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University Media Book Short Title Evidence-Based Policing Publication Date 2017-03-23 UK Release Date 2017-03-23 AU Release Date 2017-03-23 NZ Release Date 2017-03-23 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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