This is a wide-ranging module that consolidates learning in relation to the concepts and practicalities of being a Police Constable, including:

Prevention and Problem Solving (EBP)

Victims and Witnesses

Offender/Suspect Management



The module incorporates all the required learning outcomes and indicative content from the College of Policing (See Appendix 1)

Student Officers will be required to complete a 2000-word Operational study, using a case of their choice that relates to their organisation that demonstrate understanding and knowledge of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in policing.¿

Learning for this module will be based around students committing 200 hours of study this being split between 40 hours of direct contact with teaching staff and 160 hours of independent study and workplace learning.
The module will be delivered through a combination of lectures, workshops, and practical exercises. Students will be encouraged to engage in group discussions, peer review, and communication exercises. There will be regular sessions of formative assessment and academic support/tutorials will be available throughout the module. They will also have access to online resources and guidance for academic writing, data visualization, and digital communication.

Demonstrate systematic understanding of key principles, concepts and applications of evidenced based policing

Knowledge & Understanding, Learning, Application


Critically review and apply crime prevention (problem solving) models and approaches in practice.

Problem Solving, Enquiry, Application


Demonstrate systematic understanding of key criminological and sociological concepts concerned with offender, victim and procedural justice

Knowledge & Understanding, Communication, Reflection

California State University Channel Islands (no date) ‘External Load Bearing Vest Pilot Program’. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983718590006826?auth=SAML

College of Policing (no date) Crime reduction toolkit. Available at:

https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983711180006826?auth=SAML

Oaks: SAGE PUBLICATIONS. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983694660006826?auth=SAML



Ratcliffe, J.H. and McCullagh, M.J. (2001) ‘CHASING GHOSTS? Police Perception of High Crime Areas’, British journal of criminology, 41(2), pp. 330–341.
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983697170006826?auth=SAML

Ratcliffe, J. (2018) Reducing crime¿: a companion for police leaders . 1st edn. London¿: Routledge. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983698130006826?auth=SAML

SHERMAN, L.W., GARTIN, P.R. and BUERGER, M.E. (1989) ‘HOT SPOTS OF PREDATORY CRIME: ROUTINE ACTIVITIES AND THE CRIMINOLOGY OF PLACE’, Criminology (Beverly Hills), 27(1), pp. 27–56. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983718340006826?auth=SAML



Sherman, L.W. (2022) ‘Goldilocks and the three “Ts”: Targeting, testing, and tracking for “just right” democratic policing’, Criminology & public policy, 21(1), pp. 175–196. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983696400006826?auth=SAML

Sherman, L.W. (no date) ‘Ideas in American Policing’. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983670160006826?auth=SAML



Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) (no date) Evidence Based Policing - Tackling Gun and Knife Crime. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983714620006826?auth=SAML



Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) (no date) SEBP 2021 - Moving beyond ‘nudge’. How to reduce crime and influence people. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983691720006826?auth=SAML


‘The PANDA Crime Reduction Model’ (no date). Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983700770006826?auth=SAML



Thaler, R.H. (2009) Nudge¿: improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness . Rev. and expanded ed. Edited by C.R. Sunstein. New York¿: Penguin Books. https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983672930006826?auth=SAML


Tom Tyler (no date) ‘Procedural Justice and Policing: A Rush to Judgment?’ Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983699160006826?auth=SAML

WEISBURD, D., BUSHWAY, S., LUM, C. and YANG, S.-M. (2004) ‘TRAJECTORIES OF CRIME AT PLACES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF STREET SEGMENTS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE’, Criminology (Beverly Hills), 42(2), pp. 283–322. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983718130006826?auth=SAML

College of Policing (no date) Evidence-based policing. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983669700006826?auth=SAML



College of Policing (no date) What is the SARA model? https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983692920006826?auth=SAML

CORNISH, D.B. and CLARKE, R.V. (1987) ‘UNDERSTANDING CRIME DISPLACEMENT: AN APPLICATION OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY’, Criminology (Beverly Hills), 25(4), pp. 933–948.
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983695850006826?auth=SAML

Cohen, L.E. and Felson, M. (1979) ‘Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach’, American sociological review, 44(4), pp. 588–608.
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983695930006826?auth=SAML

Cynthia Lum (no date) ‘Translating Police Research into Practice’. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983712790006826?auth=SAML

Chip Huth (no date) The importance of mindset in policing. Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983714760006826?auth=SAML



Deadman, D. and MacDonald, Z. (2004) ‘Offenders as victims of crime?: an investigation into the relationship between criminal behaviour and victimization’, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in society, 167(1), pp. 53–67. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983700370006826?auth=SAML

Goldstein, H. (1987) ‘Toward Community-Oriented Policing: Potential, Basic Requirements, and Threshold Questions’, Crime and delinquency, 33(1), pp. 6–30. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983673870006826?auth=SAML

Goldstein, H. (1979) ‘Improving Policing: A Problem-Oriented Approach’, Crime and delinquency, 25(2), pp. 236–258. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983674590006826?auth=SAML



HMPPS Insights (no date) HMPPS Procedural Justice. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983699610006826?auth=SAML

Kahneman, D. (2012) Thinking, fast and slow. London¿: Penguin. https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983671560006826?auth=SAML



Mitchell, R. and Huey, L. (2018) ‘Targeting, testing, and tracking: the Cambridge Assignment Management system of evidence based police assignment’, in Evidence based policing. United Kingdom: Policy Press.
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983696880006826?auth=SAML

Mitchell, R. (2018) Evidence Based Policing: An Introduction. 1st edn. Bristol: Policy Press. https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983683770006826?auth=SAML


Mitchell, R.J. (no date) ‘A light introduction to evidence based policing’. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983690220006826?auth=SAML



Paul Dawson and Elizabeth Stanko (no date) ‘The best-kept secret(s) of evidence based policing’. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983670990006826?auth=SAML



Peak, K.J. (2013) Encyclopedia of Community Policing and Problem Solving. 1st edn. Edited by K.J. Peak. Thousand

Pratt, S., Thaler, R.H. and Sunstein, C.R. (eds) (2014) Nudge (Revised Edition): Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Nudge (Revised Edition): Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. [Place of publication not identified]: Gildan Audio Imprint. https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983672020006826?auth=SAML

Petrosino, A., Turpin-Petrosino, C. and Buehler, J. (2003) ‘Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review of the Randomized Experimental Evidence’, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 589(1), pp. 41–62. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983672260006826?auth=SAML



Police Federation of England and Wales HQ (no date) PFEW Conference 2016 - Evidence-based Policing. Available at: https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983691210006826?auth=SAML

Police Science Dr (no date) What Is Evidence-Based Policing? Available at:
https://libstaff.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44STA_INST/citation/1983691360006826?auth=SAML

Blackboard VLE

MS Teams

University library and associated online learning materials.

Live streaming/recording equipment/software.

This is a core module that provides a broad but integrated introduction to evidence-based policing as a methodology for thinking about what works within policing. The module will also allow you to develop your communication skills, team working abilities and to be able to employ strategies needed to evaluate what works within policing. The module will be delivered in a one week block via distance learning methods.