Embedding Evidence-Based Policing (EBP)

A UK case study exploring organisational challenges

Bibliographic Data

ID21372501
AuthorsHelen Selby‐fell (0000-0001-7610-0671, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, corresponding author), Andrew Newton (0000-0002-2491-8401, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK)
Year2024
Volume97
Issue1
Pages73-91
Publication date2024-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x221128404
OpenAlexW4308017323
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited28

This paper explores organisational challenges of embedding ‘Evidence-Based Policing’ (EBP) using a mixed methods design sampled across a range of ranks/roles, in a case study UK police force. Key organisational constraints identified include limited awareness of/access to research evidence, lack of resources, capability concerns, and challenges related to organisational culture and leadership. Organisational constraints were disproportionately experienced by lower ranking officers and staff, and senior officers were not fully cognisant of these challenges. There is a need to better equip officers and staff of all ranks to engage with EBP and address the identified organisational challenges

Knowledge management · Organisational change · Organizational culture · Political science · Public relations · Ranking (information retrieval) · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology

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