The Globalization of Evidence-Based Policing

Eric L. Piza is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Before entering academia, he served as the Geographic Information Systems Specialist of the Newark, NJ Police Department. His research focuses on the spatial analysis of crime patterns, evidence-based policing, crime control technology, and the integration of academic research and police practice. Brandon C. Welsh is a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston and the Director of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study. His research centers on the prevention of delinquency and crime and evidence-based social policy.

Introduction 1.Evidence-based policing: Research, practice, and bridging the great divide Eric L. Piza and Brandon C. Welsh Part I. Transferring scientific knowledge to the practice community 2.Globalising evidence-based policing: Case studies of community policing, reform, and diversion Peter Neyroud 3.Developing evidence-based crime reduction skills in mid-level command staff Jerry Ratcliffe 4.Fits and starts: Criminology’s Influence on policing policy and practice Nancy G. La Vigne 5.EMMIE and the What Works Centre for Crime Reduction: Progress, challenges, and future directions for evidence-based policing and crime reduction in the United Kingdom Aiden Sidebottom and Nick Tilley Part II. Empowering officers to conduct police-led science 6.From practitioner to policy maker: Developing influence and expertise to deliver police reform Richard Smith 7.Creating a social network of change agents: The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Heather Prince, Jason Potts, and Renée J. Mitchell 8.Building empowerment: The Canadian approach to evidence-based policing Laura Huey and Lorna Ferguson 9.Evidence-based policing in Australia and New Zealand: empowering police to drive the reform agenda Lorraine Mazerolle, Sarah Bennett, Peter Martin, Michael Newman, David Cowan, and Simon Williams Part III. Aligning the work of researchers and practitioners 10.The LEADS Academics Program: Building sustainable police-research partnerships in pursuit of evidence-based policing Natalie Todak, Kyle McLean, Justin Nix, and Cory P. Haberman 11.The benefits and challenges of embedding criminologists in crime analysis units: An example from Sweden Manne Gerell 12.Non-traditional research partnerships to aid the adoption of evidence-based policing Stephen Douglas and Anthony A. Braga 13.Data-informed community engagement: The Newark Public Safety Collaborative Alejandro Gimenez-Santana, Joel M. Caplan, and Leslie W. Kennedy 14.Surveillance, action research, and Community Technology Oversight Boards: A proposed model for police technology research Eric L. Piza, Sarah P. Chu, and Brandon C. Welsh Part IV. Incorporating evidence-based policing in daily police functions 15.Translating and institutionalizing evidence-based policing: The Matrix Demonstration Projects Cynthia Lum and Christopher S. Koper 16.CompStat360: CompStat beyond the numbers S. Rebecca Neusteter and Chris Magnus 17.Transitioning into an evidence-based police service: The New Zealand experience Bruce O’Brien and Mark Evans 18.State-wide evidence-based policing: The example of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Michael C. Green and Leigh Bates 19.The Cambridge Police Executive Programme: A global reach for pracademics Lawrence W. Sherman Conclusion 20.Evidence-based policing is here to stay: Lessons learned and next steps Brandon C. Welsh and Eric L. Piza