Authors :
Dr. John Motsamai Modise; Dr. Kishore Raga
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7185717
Abstract :
This paper provides a contextual
understanding of police officers and civilian receptivity
to research and evidence-based policing (EBP). It focuses
on how officers defined and understand the concept of
(EBP). The context driving these definitions (including
political pressures, professionalisation and the rise of
police-academic collaborations). The history of policing
is littered with reform programmes, which aim to
improve effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy. What
does research mean to police officers in terms of
‘hierarchies’ and a ‘ladder of evidence. It is argued that
future studies of the police officer and civilian staff
receptivity to research and EBP are crucial as
receptivity influences the application of research and
willingness to incorporate an evidence base into policing
practice. Evidence-based policing (EBP) are popular and
enduring reform effort, which has generated significant
research and practitioner attention. In light of defunding
the police movement, we must consider what police
reform could and potentially should look like. Some, for
example, have called for a reduced police footprint in
marginalized communities through reallocating police
funding toward preventative services for a myriad of
social issues. However, drawing on Bayley’s (1994) Police
for the Future, we show that a dilemma arises
concerning police involvement in these issues the police
cannot be solely relied upon to address all social issues,
but they cannot be fully absolved of the responsibility
either. As such, further drawing on Bayley’s (1994)
thoughts for police reform, we instead argue for the
adoption of evidence-based policing as a more fruitful
driver of meaningful, long-term police reform as it not
only enables the police to identify practices that are
effective or even harmful but it also can be used as
means for police accountability.
Keywords :
Evidence-Based Policing, Evidence-based practice; Policing.
This paper provides a contextual
understanding of police officers and civilian receptivity
to research and evidence-based policing (EBP). It focuses
on how officers defined and understand the concept of
(EBP). The context driving these definitions (including
political pressures, professionalisation and the rise of
police-academic collaborations). The history of policing
is littered with reform programmes, which aim to
improve effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy. What
does research mean to police officers in terms of
‘hierarchies’ and a ‘ladder of evidence. It is argued that
future studies of the police officer and civilian staff
receptivity to research and EBP are crucial as
receptivity influences the application of research and
willingness to incorporate an evidence base into policing
practice. Evidence-based policing (EBP) are popular and
enduring reform effort, which has generated significant
research and practitioner attention. In light of defunding
the police movement, we must consider what police
reform could and potentially should look like. Some, for
example, have called for a reduced police footprint in
marginalized communities through reallocating police
funding toward preventative services for a myriad of
social issues. However, drawing on Bayley’s (1994) Police
for the Future, we show that a dilemma arises
concerning police involvement in these issues the police
cannot be solely relied upon to address all social issues,
but they cannot be fully absolved of the responsibility
either. As such, further drawing on Bayley’s (1994)
thoughts for police reform, we instead argue for the
adoption of evidence-based policing as a more fruitful
driver of meaningful, long-term police reform as it not
only enables the police to identify practices that are
effective or even harmful but it also can be used as
means for police accountability.
Keywords :
Evidence-Based Policing, Evidence-based practice; Policing.
