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'We would if we could... but not sure If we can': implementing evidence-based practice: the evidence-based practice agenda in The UK

'We would if we could... but not sure If we can': implementing evidence-based practice: the evidence-based practice agenda in The UK
'We would if we could... but not sure If we can': implementing evidence-based practice: the evidence-based practice agenda in The UK
The findings of a pilot training programme focused on evidence-based practice (EBP) conducted in September 2015 suggest that police officers and staff have enthusiasm for EBP. The participating police practitioners from four UK police forces, held positive beliefs about the relevance and value of research, evaluation, and their own research abilities prior to the pilot. Feedback on the training was positive—positive attitudes about whether skills learned were valued by their force and the utility of research for their role and day-to-day work reduced in a small but significant way after participation. This finding is considered alongside qualitative responses of participants. Practitioners observed that the organizational structures and resources required to implement EBP were not currently in place. It is recommended that police practitioners are enabled and empowered to push back, bottom-up, and request the organizational structures and resources required to engage in evidence-based research activity.
1752-4512
202-213
Fleming, Jenny
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Wingrove, Jennifer
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Fleming, Jenny
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Wingrove, Jennifer
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Fleming, Jenny and Wingrove, Jennifer (2017) 'We would if we could... but not sure If we can': implementing evidence-based practice: the evidence-based practice agenda in The UK. Policing, 11 (2), 202-213. (doi:10.1093/police/pax006).

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Abstract

The findings of a pilot training programme focused on evidence-based practice (EBP) conducted in September 2015 suggest that police officers and staff have enthusiasm for EBP. The participating police practitioners from four UK police forces, held positive beliefs about the relevance and value of research, evaluation, and their own research abilities prior to the pilot. Feedback on the training was positive—positive attitudes about whether skills learned were valued by their force and the utility of research for their role and day-to-day work reduced in a small but significant way after participation. This finding is considered alongside qualitative responses of participants. Practitioners observed that the organizational structures and resources required to implement EBP were not currently in place. It is recommended that police practitioners are enabled and empowered to push back, bottom-up, and request the organizational structures and resources required to engage in evidence-based research activity.

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POLICYPOL-D-16-00061_Fleming and Rhodes (2) - Accepted Manuscript
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 February 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 February 2017
Published date: June 2017
Organisations: Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

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Local EPrints ID: 410145
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410145
ISSN: 1752-4512
PURE UUID: 643ec6a5-6dbb-410f-a0f3-1427980b5eec
ORCID for Jenny Fleming: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-3345

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Date deposited: 03 Jun 2017 04:04
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 05:05

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Author: Jenny Fleming ORCID iD
Author: Jennifer Wingrove

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