Intro
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
Research Evidence
What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Defining Evidence-Based Policing
The Benefits of Adopting Evidence-Based Policing
The Difficulties of Conducting Research
The Developments in Policing
Professionalizing the Police
The Drivers to Implement Evidence-Based Policing
Obstacles to Implementing Evidence-Based Policing
The Development and Use of Policy
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: What Is Evidence-Based Policing?
Introduction

The Origins of Evidence-Based Policing
The Importance of Experimental Criminology
An Introduction to the Arguments in Relation to the Use of Experimental Research Methods
Defining Evidence-Based Policing
What Is Evidence-Based Policing?
A Critique of the Definition of Evidence-Based Policing
An Expansion of the Definition of Evidence-Based Policing
The Effectiveness of Service Delivery and Evidence-Based Policing
Evidence-Based Policing and the Gathering of Good Evidence
Practice-Based Evidence
What Evidence Forms the Basis of Evidence-Based Policing?

The Use of Randomized-Controlled Trials
The Benefits of Evidence-Based Policing
The Limitations of Evidence-Based Policing
Evidence-Based Policing, Randomized Controlled Trials and Cost-Effectiveness
Evidence-Based Management
Evidence-Based Policing - An Alternative to Other Policing Models
Translating Research into Practice
Research and the Police
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Developments in Evidence-Based Policing in the United Kingdom
Introduction
Evidence-Based Policing in the United Kingdom
The College of Policing
What Works?

The Professionalization of the Police
Collaboration by the Police with Universities and Research Institutions
Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR)
Northern 8 Police Research Partnership (N8 PRP)
Internal Research by the Police
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Evidence-Based Practice in the Health and Social Care Sectors
Introduction
The Use of Evidence-Based Practices in the Health Care Sector
Examination of the Use of Evidence-Based Practice in the Health Care Sector
Controversies in the Use of Evidence-Based Practices in the Health Care Sector

Comparing the Use of Evidence in the Social Care Sector with Its Use in Policing
Understanding Evidence-Based Practice in Social Care
Forms of Knowledge and Its Use in Social Care
An Assessment of Evidence-Based Practice in the Health Care and Social Care Sectors
Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: The Arguments for and Against Adopting Evidence-Based Policing
Introduction
The History of Researching the Field of Policing
The Health Sector and Evidence-Based Practice
The Concept of Evidence-Based Policing
Arguments Against Adopting Evidence-Based Policing