Exploring evidence-based policing

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Exploring evidence-based policing provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This course, Exploring evidence-based policing, examines the basic elements of evidence-based policing and gives insight into how more evidence-based approaches can inform better policing practice.

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • 1 Evidence-based practices
    • 1 Evidence-based practices
    • 1.1 Sources of evidence
    • 2 What is evidence-based policing?
    • 2 What is evidence-based policing?
    • 3 The stages of evidence-based policing
    • 3 The stages of evidence-based policing
    • 3.1 Assessing evidence
    • 3.2 Implementation
    • 4 Putting evidence-based policing into practice
    • 4 Putting evidence-based policing into practice
    • 5 The challenge and limits of an evidence-based approach
    • 5 The challenge and limits of an evidence-based approach
    • 5.1 Misconceptions about the idea of evidence-based practice
    • 5.2 Sources of bias
    • 5.3 Professional fads and fashions
    • 5.4 Power, politics and careers
    • 5 Conclusion
    • 5 Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements