EBP

Question 1

What is EBP

Answer 1

A problem solving cycle that involves police officers and staff creating the best possible research evidence to inform or test policing policies, decisions and practices

Question 2

What is the ATLAS mnemonic used in problem solving cycles?

Answer 2

Ask: questions that will help understand the problem
Test: helps understand whether you will achieve the response you want
Learn: measuring outcomes and understanding failure
Adapt: your response to reflect what you have found
Share: your findings across the board

Question 3

What are the methods of evidence-based approaches?

Answer 3

• Systematically collected practice based expertise
• Quantitive research involving numerical info
• Qualitative research involving non-numerical info e.g. interviews

Question 4

How might EBP be used in policing approaches?

Answer 4

• Tackling crime: new approach to night time economy
• engaging public: satisfaction surveys
• tackling disorder: face-to face conversations with with community
• Development of training: testing effectiveness
• managing offenders: testing restorative justice
• introducing new technology: how is this used?

Question 5

What problems might be supported and addressed with local partners?

Answer 5

• Local councils: burglary e.g. enhancing street lights
• local community: neighbourhood watch schemes
• local schools: stolen bikes e.g. awareness sessions
• local business: burglary/theft e.g. CCTV or own policies
• charities: drug/alcohol dependency e.g. support housing associations
• antisocial behaviour: e.g. sanctioning removal of tenants

Question 6

What do you have to do in order to understand a problem or measure its impact?

Answer 6

Review data connected by others e.g. surveys sense of data info from government/partner agencies