Abstract
In this closing chapter, we present an overview of findings obtained from the research reviews reported in previous chapters of the book. While the picture in relation to some of those areas is rather mixed, in others there are sets of findings that indicate meaningful directions for policing to take that are likely to result in beneficial effects. In the remainder of the chapter, we reflect on some of the issues raised by these reviews. This entails discussion of some current developments in the usage of evidence-based and research-led strategies by police services. We outline the development and testing of frameworks for translating the outcomes of this into practical and usable messages for increasing police effectiveness. Extrapolating from that, we consider the steps forward that seem likely to be taken on the strength of the work done to date. We also examine the import of predictive policing, an innovative approach to police work based on the use of computerized algorithms, that has been influential in recent developments within policing, but carries with it some inherent controversies. We propose a balanced view of its advantages alongside the adoption of procedures that incorporate safeguards for its use.
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McGuire, J., Evans, E., Kane, E. (2021). Lessons Learned: Ways Forward and Next Steps. In: Evidence-Based Policing and Community Crime Prevention. Advances in Preventing and Treating Violence and Aggression . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76363-3_12
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