Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures v
4. Contributors vii
5. An introduction xiii
6. SECTION I: Key ideas
7. 1 A light introduction to evidence based policing 3
8. 2 Targeting, testing, and tracking: the Cambridge Assignment Management system of evidence based police assignment 15
9. 3 Problem analysis to support decision-making in evidence based policing 29
10. 4 The legal framework for evidence based policing in the US 41
11. 5 Identifying some misconceptions about evidence based policing: a research note 51
12. SECTION II: Research methods
13. 6 “Not all evidence is created equal”: on the importance of matching research questions with research methods in evidence based policing 63
14. 7 Twitter: a new Tardis for policing? 87
15. 8 Systematic reviews: “better evidence for a better world” 103
16. 9 The case for open police research 117
17. 10 Knowledge wars: professionalization, organizational justice, and competing knowledge paradigms in British policing 131
18. SECTION III: Current and emerging research areas
19. 11 The trials and tribulations of evidence based procedural justice 145
20. 12 Hot spots policing made easy 161
21. 13 The cost of mental health‑related calls on police service: evidence from British Columbia 173
22. 14 Using body-worn cameras to create an evidence based de‑escalation training program 187
23. SECTION IV: Experiences in evidence based policing
24. 15 Moving to the inevitability of evidence based policing 199
25. 16 Why is evidence based policing growing and what challenges lie ahead? 215
26. 17 A practical approach to evidence based policing 231
27. Index 243