International Directory of Evidence-Based Policing
Explore sources of evidence, research and practical resources on crime prevention in policing.
56 listed sources.
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and criminal justice. It publishes research reports, statistical monitoring and shorter policy resources covering subjects including violence, cybercrime, organised crime and exploitation. Its research pages also explain current priorities and provide access to earlier publications.
Auto-generated source summary · Australia
Crime prevention · Investigations
Brå, the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, is a government agency providing crime statistics, research and crime prevention knowledge. Its English-language website links to publications, official statistics and analyses of responses to crime. The collection includes studies relevant to policing and supports discussion of criminal justice policy and prevention practice.
Auto-generated source summary · Sweden
Crime prevention · Violence prevention
The Institute for Security Studies' Crime Hub provides South African crime statistics, interactive tools, research and analysis. Its topics include evidence-based policing, professional policing, violence prevention, prosecutions and corruption. Users can explore national and local crime patterns and follow links to publications explaining data sources and policy questions.
Auto-generated source summary · South Africa
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing
A toolkit bringing together research on approaches to preventing violence involving children and young people. Entries explain the available evidence, estimated effects, costs and practical delivery considerations across policing, education and other services. Users can follow links to the underlying reviews and guidance when considering local implementation.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Violence prevention · Safeguarding · Crime prevention
A broad search service for open research aggregated from repositories and journals, including policing research.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Technology
The European Forum for Urban Security brings together local and regional authorities working on urban safety and crime prevention. Its resources include publications, practice examples, projects and training on policing, public spaces, violence, technology and community participation. Some activities and materials are associated with membership.
Auto-generated source summary · France
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing
Research reports and criminal justice publications from South Korea, including policing and crime prevention. The English catalogue links reports and summaries; Korean-language material is also available.
Auto-generated source summary · South Korea
Crime prevention · Leadership
An independent UK society connecting policing practitioners and researchers through research briefings, events, learning materials and professional networks. Its website provides public resources alongside membership information and links to regional coordinators. The society promotes the use of evidence in policing and collaboration with related international societies.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Neighbourhood policing · Leadership · Crime prevention
A professional society connecting policing practitioners and researchers through learning opportunities, conferences and research briefs. Publicly available briefs cover topics such as crime prevention, technology, leadership and officer wellbeing. The complete research brief collection is offered through membership, and the publicly displayed selection may rotate over time.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Leadership · Technology · Neighbourhood policing
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
The European Crime Prevention Network shares knowledge and practical resources for crime prevention across Europe. Its website offers toolboxes, policy papers, mythbusters, evaluated practice examples and a searchable knowledge centre. Resources address particular crime problems and support practitioners and policymakers in designing and evaluating preventive approaches.
Auto-generated source summary · Belgium
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime publishes international research, statistics and methodological resources on crime, drugs and criminal justice. Its research pages link to data tools and studies covering homicide, trafficking, organised crime, corruption and other topics. Users should check country coverage, reference periods and definitions before comparing figures.
Auto-generated source summary · Austria
Crime prevention · Investigations
The United Nations Asia and Far East Institute publishes materials from international criminal justice training and research activities in Japan. Its collection includes annual reports, newsletters, seminar papers and the Resource Material Series. Topics span crime prevention, criminal justice administration, rehabilitation and international cooperation, combining expert contributions and practitioner perspectives.
Auto-generated source summary · Japan
Crime prevention · Leadership
International research publications on crime prevention, justice, technology and security, including artificial intelligence and organised crime.
Auto-generated source summary · Italy
Crime prevention · Technology
A society promoting collaboration between policing practitioners and researchers in Australia and New Zealand. Its website shares research resources, professional events and editions of Police Science, with public and member material. The visible journal archive includes editions through 2024; readers should check individual publication dates when seeking recent research.
Auto-generated source summary · Australia
Crime prevention · Leadership · Investigations
A public resource page accompanying the Evidence-Based Policing App, linking to research summaries, learning modules and practical strategies. It signposts collections including the Policing Matrix and systematic reviews. The publisher explicitly notes that some suggested responses have not been evaluated and should not be treated as established evidence.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing
The Igarapé Institute is an independent research organisation publishing analysis and data tools on security, violence and related global challenges. Its website includes work on public safety, organised crime, violence prevention and institutional responses, alongside nature and climate programmes. Much of its security research focuses on Brazil and Latin America.
Auto-generated source summary · Brazil
Crime prevention · Violence prevention
New Zealand Police’s Evidence-Based Policing Centre connects research, evaluation and operational practice. Public pages describe the centre, its partnerships, projects and research outputs, and provide information for researchers interested in working with police. Publications and evaluation reports should be read in the context of their New Zealand setting and study dates.
Auto-generated source summary · New Zealand
Crime prevention · Investigations · Leadership · Safeguarding
A Dutch society encouraging practitioners and researchers to use evidence in everyday policing. Its website shares research signposts, knowledge summaries, learning materials, recorded discussions and events. Most listed material is in Dutch, with links to research and related networks; inclusion of a resource does not replace appraisal of its underlying evidence.
Auto-generated source summary · Netherlands
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Leadership
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
An international research network coordinating systematic reviews of interventions to prevent crime and improve justice. The Crime and Justice group links to published reviews, research teams and guidance for contributors, covering policing and other parts of the justice system. Review methods and coverage dates should be checked for each publication.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Investigations · Violence prevention · Safeguarding
A Canadian practitioner and researcher society promoting the use of research in policing. Its resource hub includes introductory materials, evidence briefs and signposts for frontline practice, alongside events and professional networking. Public material is available on the website, while some society activities and resources may have membership requirements.
Auto-generated source summary · Canada
Leadership · Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Police wellbeing
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
A broad scholarly metadata index that can locate policing papers, authors, institutions and linked open versions.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Technology
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
Researcher-authored publication pages, research briefs and summaries on evidence-based policing, crime analysis and crime control technology, with links to original papers.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Technology
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
Research-informed resources from Jerry Ratcliffe, including a monthly policing podcast, short research discussions, crime-reduction learning materials and professional training. The website supports his Reducing Crime book and connects policing practice with research. Free public resources sit alongside books and paid courses.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Leadership
A named Substack newsletter and podcast analysing crime data and how crime trends are measured, with interviews with criminologists and policing researchers. Its focus is mainly American; data commentary and interviews should be distinguished from evaluated policing interventions.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Violence prevention · Technology
Public data analysis, charts and explanations by a crime science researcher, with a linked publication collection and free-to-read versions where available. Topics include homicide, crime concentration, police demand and interpreting trends, alongside practical research and data tutorials.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Violence prevention · Technology · Leadership
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
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
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
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 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
An independent research, consultancy and professional training organisation working with police services internationally. Its website provides information on evidence-based policing courses, evaluation work, problem-solving and crime harm measurement, with selected research resources. It is a separate organisation from the University of Cambridge; access conditions vary between publications, courses and services.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Investigations · Leadership · Neighbourhood policing
Fundación Paz Ciudadana publishes Chilean research and policy resources on crime prevention, public safety and criminal justice. Its website includes a research library, criminal analysis materials, victimisation indicators and work on rehabilitation and reoffending. Publications and project pages provide further context on the organisation's studies and practical partnerships.
Auto-generated source summary · Chile
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing
Research papers and non-technical summaries on policing and crime, including response times, police organisation and domestic abuse. Links connect readers to published work and discussion papers.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Leadership · Safeguarding · Crime prevention
Library search and research support for policing, with access arrangements depending on the resource and user.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Leadership
The College of Policing’s toolkit summarises research on crime reduction interventions. It links to systematic reviews and sets out findings on effects, how approaches may work, relevant settings, implementation and costs. It supports comparison of approaches rather than replacing assessment of the underlying studies and local conditions.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Violence prevention
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
Criminal sciences journal from Mexico’s National Institute of Criminal Sciences. It publishes research and analysis on crime, victimology, criminal policy, forensic sciences and justice; legal discussions concern their stated jurisdictions.
Auto-generated source summary · Mexico
Crime prevention · Investigations · Safeguarding · Technology
The College of Policing’s Practice Bank shares accounts of policing and community safety interventions submitted by participating organisations. Entries describe local problems, practical responses, implementation and learning, with evaluation information where available. The strength of evaluation varies between entries, so inclusion does not establish that an approach is effective.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Neighbourhood policing · Crime prevention · Leadership
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
Research reports and public writing applying behavioural science to crime, justice and security. Topics include violence reduction, victim participation, bystander interventions and work with police analytical teams. The collection links to projects and commentary; readers should assess individual studies and their relevance to the policing context.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Violence prevention · Safeguarding · Technology
A research communication platform created by Dr Susanne Knabe-Nicol to make policing research accessible to practitioners. It publishes short research briefings, videos, podcasts and related learning materials covering investigations, psychology and evidence-based practice. Some transcripts require joining the free mailing list, and separate courses may require payment.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Investigations · Leadership · Crime prevention · Police wellbeing
The Centre for Justice Innovation works to improve how justice services respond to people and communities. Its website brings together research, practical resources and examples of service change, including diversion, procedural fairness and problem-solving approaches. Readers can explore its projects, publications and support for organisations developing and evaluating justice practice.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Safeguarding · Crime prevention
A National Institute of Justice collection of programme profiles, practice reviews and evidence ratings covering policing and wider criminal justice interventions. It explains the review process and links findings to evaluations and meta-analyses. The publisher states that the website is no longer updated, so information and links may be outdated.
Auto-generated source summary · United States
Crime prevention · Neighbourhood policing · Violence prevention · Safeguarding
Public Safety Canada's publications collection brings together government research, evaluations, statistics and policy reports. Searchable topics include policing, crime prevention, community safety, violence and criminal justice, alongside wider public safety responsibilities. Reports differ in purpose and method, so users should consult each publication's date, scope and evaluation approach.
Auto-generated source summary · Canada
Crime prevention · Leadership
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
Open-access journal publishing research on crime science, prevention and methods relevant to policing.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Technology
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
Journal research on experiments, systematic reviews and evaluation methods in criminology and criminal justice.
Auto-generated source summary · Netherlands
Crime prevention · Violence prevention
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
German-language evidence register of prevention programmes for children, young people, families and communities. Entries distinguish levels of evaluation evidence and implementation quality. It covers wider prevention and health promotion as well as violence, rather than police interventions alone.
Auto-generated source summary · Germany
Crime prevention · Violence prevention · Safeguarding
An archive of policing studies published by Springer Nature through 2025. New work is directed to the Cambridge Collection in the Journal of Experimental Criminology.
Auto-generated source summary · United Kingdom
Crime prevention · Leadership