Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has over the last decade made an increasing mark in several fields, notably health and medicine, education and social welfare. In recent years it has begun to make its mark in criminal justice. As engagement with EBP has spread, it has begun to evolve from what might be regarded as a somewhat narrow doctrine and orthodoxy to something more complex and various. Often criminological research has been at odds with the assumptions, conventions and methodologies associated with first generation EBP. In that context EBP poses a challenge to the research community and existing evidence base and is, accordingly, hotly controversial. This book is a welcome and timely contribution to current debates on evidence-based practice in policing. With a sharp conceptual focus, the chapters provide a critical examination of the recent history of EBP in academic, policy and practitioner communities, evaluate key dimensions of its application to policing, challenge established understandings and pave the way for a much needed change in how research 'evidence' is perceived, generated, transferred, implemented and evaluated.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has over the last decade made an increasing mark in several fields, notably health and medicine, education and social welfare. In recent years it has begun to make its mark in criminal justice. As engagement with EBP has spread, it has begun to evolve from what might be regarded as a somewhat narrow doctrine and orthodoxy to something more complex and various. Often criminological research has been at odds with the assumptions, conventions and methodologies associated with first generation EBP. In that context EBP poses a challenge to the research community and existing evidence base and is, accordingly, hotly controversial. This book is a welcome and timely contribution to current debates on evidence-based practice in policing. With a sharp conceptual focus, the chapters provide a critical examination of the recent history of EBP in academic, policy and practitioner communities, evaluate key dimensions of its application to policing, challenge established understandings and pave the way for a much needed change in how research 'evidence' is perceived, generated, transferred, implemented and evaluated.

This text covers the social theory of crime, deviance and social order, drawing together the experiences of criminologists from the principal contemporary schools of thought. It should serve as a core text on undergraduate, postgraduate/professional courses in criminology, sociology of deviance, criminal justice, and socio-legal studies.It should also serve as a supplementary text for social and political theory courses, and as a personal reference for researchers and practitioners.

Black Police Associations is based on Professor Holdaway's two-year ESRC funded project Black Police Associations (BPAs) in the UK. This project built upon the theoretical and evidential foundations of his previous work to analyze the new phenomenon of Black Police Associations established in the majority of constabularies in England and Wales. The author takes a sociological and theoretical approach to the subject, in contrast to current criminology which is more evaluative and policy oriented. The analysis is underpinned with the notion that race and ethnicity are socially constructed: the book describes and analyzes how race and ethnicity are constructed and sustained within constabularies and how they have changed during the last two decades, providing students, researchers and academics with a sociological perspective on understanding race within criminal justice institutions.
Black Police Associations covers the history of BPAs; the construction and consequences of the notion of 'black' as a political emblem within constabularies; the work and influence of BPAs (nationally and within constabularies); post-McPherson policing; new forms of racism within constabularies; ethnic identities amongst ethnic minority police officers and BPAs, and the occupational culture. By analyzing the work of BPAs within constabularies, the author posits a number of implications for change within the management of constabularies.

Das Buch behandelt die Integration von Migranten in den Polizeidienst aus organisations- und migrationssoziologischer Perspektive. Es kommen einheimische und migrantische Polizeipraktiker ebenso wie die Stimmen der Polizeigewerkschaften zur Interkulturellen OEffnung zu Wort. Eine Bestandsaufnahme migrantischer Polizisten zeigt den geringen Fortschritt auf dem Weg zur Diversitat der Organisation fur die einzelnen Bundeslander auf. Ausserdem werden die uberraschenden Erfahrungen eines Theorie-Praxis-Projekts auf der Suche nach dem Austausch mit der Polizei sozialwissenschaftlich reflektiert berichtet sowie die Hintergrunde fur das schwierige Verhaltnis zwischen Polizeipraxis und ihrer Erforschung beleuchtet. Fuhrende internationale Wissenschaftler stellen erstmals in deutscher UEbersetzung europaische Diversitatspolitiken vor. Schliesslich wird das Konzept der Vielfalt danach gepruft, in wie weit es die Interessen der Organisation und der Migranten tragt.

Thinking about criminology draws together the expertise of respected criminologists from the principle contemporary schools of thought. The book aims to provide a clear analysis of the relationship between sociological theory and contemporary empirical criminological research, discussing the ways in which theoretical perspectives have contributed to the understanding of relevant criminal justice institutions, law and policy.