Evidence-Based Policing

Dr. Garth den Heyer is a Professor with Arizona State University and a Senior Research Fellow with the National Institute of Policing. He is also an Associate with the Scottish Institute of Policing Research. He served with the New Zealand Police for 38 years, retiring as an Inspector and the Manager: National Security. He also spent more than 20 months as a strategic advisor to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. His main research interests are policing, militarization, service delivery efficacy, policy development, strategic thinking, and organizational reform.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. What is Evidence-based Policing?.- 3. Developments in the use of Evidence-Based Policing in the United Kingdom.- 4. The use of evidence-based practices in the health and social sectors.- 5. The arguments for and against using Evidence-based Policing.- 6. Alternative crime response strategies to Evidence-based Policing.- 7. Assessing the receptivity of Evidence-based Policing.- 8. The use of Evidence-based Policing by five police departments in the United States.- 9. How can Evidence-based policing be improved?.- 10. Conclusions.