Implementing Evidence-Based Research - by Laura Huey & Renée Mitchell & Hina Kalyal & Roger Pegram (Paperback)

About the Book

This practical and accessible guide shows how police forces of all sizes can successfully adopt evidence-based methods. Drawing on experiences of North American policing, it sets out ways for decision makers to reshape practices, strategies and organizational structures and overcome barriers to change.

Book Synopsis

When it comes to adopting evidence-based approaches, does the size of an organization really matter?

This practical guide brings leading police and sociology experts together to demonstrate how police forces of all sizes can successfully embed evidence-based methods by using their strengths and limitations to their advantage. Drawing on experiences of policing in North America, it proposes new ways of strategizing and harnessing the talents of 'change champions'.

Building on the authors' widely adopted first book on evidence-based policing, this is essential reading for practitioners, aspiring leaders, students and policy-makers.

Review Quotes

"This impactful book offers reasonable and often small steps toward EBP adoption without materially increasing research or analysis budgets or diverting officers from their patrol and other critical path duties." Crime Prevention and Community Safety

About the Author

Laura Huey is Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario and the founder and Chair of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing (Can-SEBP).

Renée J. Mitchell is Senior Police Researcher at RTI International and the co-founder of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing.

Hina Kalyal is a policy analyst at London Police Service in Ontario.

Roger Pegram is Chief Inspector in Merseyside Police, the Vice Chair of the UK Society of Evidence Based Policing and a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology.