ID-EBP — International Directory of Evidence-Based Policing

International Directory of Evidence-Based Policing

Universities researching policing

Explore universities and research centres publishing policing, crime prevention and criminal justice research.

33 listed sources.

Norwegian Police University College

Norway’s Police University College provides research and professional development connected with policing. Its research pages introduce projects, research groups and specialist staff, with routes to publications, research strategy and events. The website also describes international cooperation and digital policing work, including collaboration through the Nordic Computer Forensic Investigators network.

Auto-generated source summary · Norway

Investigations · Leadership

Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy

Based at George Mason University, the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy connects research with decisions about crime and justice. Its resources include the Evidence-Based Policing Matrix, systematic reviews, research projects, briefings and practitioner publications. Work covers policing, crime and place, and broader criminal justice policy.

Auto-generated source summary · United States

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing

German Police University — research

The German Police University conducts research connecting policing, public administration and society. Its research priorities include leadership and organisation, operational management and communication, criminal investigation and law. The German-language website introduces research projects, funding support, doctoral study and contact routes, with an emphasis on transferring findings into police education and professional practice.

Auto-generated source summary · Germany

Leadership · Technology

Malmö Centre for Policing and Prevention

Malmö University’s Centre for Policing and Prevention researches evidence-informed approaches to crime prevention and policing. Its themes include preventing serious violence and youth recruitment, improving safety in local communities, and developing effective investigations using technology. The site provides research projects, publications and contacts, including work on focused deterrence and police–community collaboration.

Auto-generated source summary · Sweden

Neighbourhood policing · Violence prevention

Police University College Finland — research

Finland’s Police University College conducts applied research and development to support policing and internal security. Its research section introduces research, development and innovation activities, projects, student work and publishing. The site also explains research ethics and open science, and links findings with police education and the development of professional practice.

Auto-generated source summary · Finland

Leadership · Technology

Open University Centre for Policing Research and Learning

The Open University’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning develops research and professional learning with policing partners. Work spans policing challenges, organisational practice, innovation and emerging technology. Public pages describe projects, partnerships and events; some reports and collaborative resources are available through a separate members area for participating organisations.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Leadership · Police wellbeing

UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science

UCL’s Jill Dando Institute brings together multidisciplinary research on reducing crime and improving security. Its website links to research groups, publications, news, events and professional development opportunities. Teaching is delivered through UCL Security and Crime Science, while the institute connects expertise from several university departments and external partners.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Crime prevention · Technology

University of São Paulo — Violence Research Centre

University research collection on violence, police legitimacy, rights and criminal justice in Brazil. Portuguese publication summaries sit alongside some English-language article information and links to published research.

Auto-generated source summary · Brazil

Violence prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Safeguarding

Griffith Criminology Institute

Griffith Criminology Institute brings together criminology researchers working on crime prevention, policing, justice and community safety. Its website describes research themes, partnerships and specialist facilities, and links to researchers and projects. Areas include youth justice, violence, corrections, technology and the translation of research into policy and practice.

Auto-generated source summary · Australia

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing

University of Chicago Crime Lab

The University of Chicago Crime Lab works with public agencies and community partners to design, test and expand responses to violence and criminal justice challenges. Its website provides research projects, resources and information about data partnerships and leadership programmes, with a particular focus on reducing gun violence.

Auto-generated source summary · United States

Violence prevention · Crime prevention

University of Porto — Crime, Justice and Security

University criminology research on justice, social control, crime prevention and security, including plural policing and security governance. The site lists research themes and publications.

Auto-generated source summary · Portugal

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing

Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

An Arizona State University resource centre for problem-oriented policing. Its guides, analytical tools and project examples help practitioners understand recurring crime and disorder problems, develop responses and assess results. The collection includes international case studies and selected translated publications; individual projects differ in the strength of their evaluation.

Auto-generated source summary · United States

Neighbourhood policing · Crime prevention

Gaston Berger University — HIRA safeguarding research

University research on support for girls and women affected by sexual and gender-based violence in Senegal. Public resources include a service model, accommodation mapping and a directory of support centres.

Auto-generated source summary · Senegal

Safeguarding · Violence prevention

N8 Policing Research Partnership — research and public writing

Police–university collaboration publishing research reports, Agile Evidence Reviews and accessible writing by researchers and practitioners. Topics include vulnerability, custody, police culture, domestic abuse and changing demand. Reviews and individual studies retain their own scope and limitations.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Investigations · Safeguarding · Police wellbeing · Leadership · Technology

University of Chile — Centre for Citizen Security Studies

University publications on citizen security, policing, violence prevention and programme evaluation in Latin America. The collection includes work on public perceptions of police and evaluated practice examples.

Auto-generated source summary · Chile

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Violence prevention

Crímina — Miguel Hernández University

Applied criminology centre studying crime analysis, prevention and responses to offending. Its university website connects research projects, researchers and professional learning.

Auto-generated source summary · Spain

Crime prevention · Violence prevention

Universities’ Police Science Institute

Cardiff University’s Universities’ Police Science Institute develops research with police and partner organisations to inform policing policy and practice. Its work covers vulnerability and high-harm crime, neighbourhood partnerships, digital policing and counter-terrorism. The site includes project highlights and examples of research supporting police learning and decision-making.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Neighbourhood policing · Safeguarding

Evidence-Based Policing Matrix

A research translation tool collecting evaluations of police interventions intended to reduce crime and disorder. Studies are grouped by their targets, focus and proactivity, with accessible descriptions and links to the research. The publisher currently reports coverage through 2022, with an update through 2025 underway.

Auto-generated source summary · United States

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing

FLACSO Ecuador — URVIO security studies journal

FLACSO Ecuador journal covering citizen security, policing, violence and crime in Latin America. Its archive includes research articles and discussions of prevention and security policy, rather than only evaluated interventions.

Auto-generated source summary · Ecuador

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Violence prevention

Birkbeck ICPR — policing and the policed

University research and publications on policing organisations, effectiveness and relationships with the public. Projects cover procedural justice, police complaints, fraud, professionalisation and the use of evidence, with links to papers and working reports.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Investigations · Neighbourhood policing · Leadership · Safeguarding

Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies

Liverpool John Moores University’s Centre for Advanced Policing Studies conducts research across policing, criminal justice, criminology, law and psychology. Its research clusters cover investigation and intelligence, safeguarding and vulnerability, police organisations and education, and serious organised crime and terrorism. The page introduces projects, research expertise and routes to staff profiles.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Investigations · Leadership

Delito y Sociedad — university criminology journal

Argentine university journal on crime, policing, criminal justice and social control. Public university notices and institutional article records link research on community policing, police organisations and criminal justice practices.

Auto-generated source summary · Argentina

Neighbourhood policing · Crime prevention · Leadership

University of Exeter — Policing and Evidence Group

Interdisciplinary policing research bringing together criminology, law, public health, psychology and sociology. The group links evidence, research and police practice.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Leadership · Neighbourhood policing

Simon Fraser University — criminology research

Simon Fraser University's School of Criminology organises research across clusters covering crime prevention, policing, criminal justice and related social issues. The research directory identifies academic interests and public professional contacts, helping users find relevant expertise. Linked university pages provide further information about research centres, publications and individual researchers.

Auto-generated source summary · Canada

Neighbourhood policing · Leadership

Hebrew University of Jerusalem — criminology research

University research spanning policing, crime and place, criminal justice and prevention. Its research output catalogue includes hot spots policing, procedural justice and evidence reviews.

Auto-generated source summary · Israel

Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing

University of Portsmouth Policing Research Group

The University of Portsmouth’s Policing Research Group brings together researchers, postgraduate students and former practitioners studying police organisations and their relationships with the public. Its themes include culture, diversity, trust, wellbeing and organisational justice. The page links to publications, public research blogs, staff profiles and examples of work with police partners.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Investigations · Leadership · Police wellbeing · Neighbourhood policing

Korean National Police University — Police Science Institute reports

Police university research reports on procedural justice, police legitimacy, organisational characteristics, crime and technology. The Korean-language catalogue provides report records and attachments; it is distinct from the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice.

Auto-generated source summary · South Korea

Neighbourhood policing · Leadership · Technology · Violence prevention

University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology

The University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology conducts research and postgraduate teaching across criminology, criminal justice and policing. Its website provides routes to research centres, projects, publications and the Cambridge Crime Harm Index. It also introduces courses, researchers, library resources and events, including applied criminology and police management programmes.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Crime prevention · Leadership

Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre examines how vulnerabilities are created, intensified and addressed through policing and other services. Co-hosted by the universities of Leeds and York, it studies issues including exploitation, domestic abuse, mental illness and homelessness. Its website provides research projects, publications, findings summaries and opportunities for collaboration.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Safeguarding · Neighbourhood policing

Contextual Safeguarding

Durham University’s Contextual Safeguarding programme researches how services can protect young people from harm beyond their families. The team works with young people, families and practitioners to inform policy and practice. Its website provides research projects, academic publications, toolkits and resources supporting responses to harm in peer, school and community settings.

Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom

Safeguarding · Violence prevention

Central Police University — publications and police knowledge repository

University publication gateway linking police studies periodicals, a police knowledge repository, theses and forensic science journals. It distinguishes publication searches from an electronic-resource service restricted to university staff and students.

Auto-generated source summary · Taiwan

Crime prevention · Investigations · Technology

Global Policing Database

A searchable international collection of evaluations of police and policing interventions, developed through university collaboration. Subscribers can search coded study information and follow references to papers, reports and theses. Introductory information is public; access to the database and to individual full texts follows separate subscription and publication arrangements.

Auto-generated source summary · Australia

Crime prevention · Investigations · Police wellbeing · Leadership