Would love to see a commentary or research brief for @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social on research that meets the following criteria: a. The researchers prescribed/advocated for an intervention; b. Researchers then produced research that finds they were right and intervention is a holy grail

Tipping Sacred Cows Evidence based criminology and criminal justice requires social scientists to be open and willing to consider revising their priors in the face of new evidence. In this introduction to the third issue...

Draft version of an upcoming editorial for @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Evidence Base Volume 1, Issue 1 of Evidence Base

Pleased to announce the entire first issue of @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social is available to read online until May 31st.

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In which we argue for more interdisciplinary work to drive crim theory and methods. This is a draft version of an intro for the next issue @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Measuring recurrent victimization: evaluating operationalization strategies and predictors using the Crime Survey for England and Wales by @ferhattura19.bsky.social et al open access @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

Operation Kairos: entropy and the temporality of organised policing by Adrian James. Open access at @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

Where evidence ends: opportunities for advancing juvenile justice system research Although there have been calls for more evidence-based policies in the juvenile justice system in the United States, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support many of the practices and progr...

My publication in @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social with Jennifer Peck and Kristina Childs @ucf.bsky.social reviewing the evidence base and need for more research in three critical areas of the juvenile justice system: school policing; court decision makers’ perceptions; and risk/needs assessments.

‘Speculation was a waste of time: he must wait until there was more evidence’: the importance of an evidence base for criminal justice and criminal justice policy by @dralexpiquero.bsky.social in @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Beyond data ceilings: rethinking how we understand missing persons by @lfrgsn.bsky.social at @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Research on public trust and police legitimacy: where next, and why? by Ben Bradford @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social
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"Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base" by @lisatompson.bsky.social from @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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"The foundational deficits of correctional rehabilitation" by Matt Logan Joshua Long Brad Dulisse Ian Adams Mark Morgan at @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Here Be Dragons: burdens of knowledge and innovation in evidence-based policing by @PizaEric in our first issue of @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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"A shortage of ‘copaganda fascists’ and the need for more police pracademics" by @jerryratcliffe.net from our inaugural issue @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

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Evidence Base Volume 1, Issue 1 of Evidence Base

The inaugural issue of @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social is out online (and early too!). Catch it here:

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Reaching out to authors about submitting commentaries for our next special issue in June @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social

It’s official: I’ve put together the final running order for the inaugural issue

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Beyond data ceilings: rethinking how we understand missing persons Missing persons research has expanded substantially over the years, yet its analytic focus has changed quite little. This essay introduces the concept of data ceilings to examine how what is known ...

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Research on public trust and police legitimacy: where next, and why? Public trust in policing and the legitimacy police command are critical issues for law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and researchers worldwide. Trust and legitimacy matter for police and poli...

Open access!

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Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base That a convenience sample cannot safely be generalised from is a trite truism in research. Yet in the criminal justice field, unrepresentative samples of studies routinely inform policy, practice, ...

An important methods piece from @lisatompson.bsky.social: Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base: Evidence Base: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access

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Academic freedom, manufactured evidence, and the integrity of criminal justice policy Academic freedom is imperative to evidence-based public policy. Yet the mechanisms by which donor influence, political governance, and control of data infrastructure reshape what counts as ‘evidenc...

Timely piece out @EvidenceBaseJnl from Thad & Natasha Johnson. Will be of muuuch interest!

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The foundational deficits of correctional rehabilitation For more than three decades, correctional rehabilitation has positioned itself as a cornerstone of criminal justice reform, celebrated by its supporters as the gold standard for reducing recidivism...

Thanks to Matt Logan & colleagues for this contribution to our inaugural issue. We think this one will generate a lot of needed discussion.

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Here Be Dragons: burdens of knowledge and innovation in evidence-based policing Evidence-based policing has reached a critical inflection point. While decades of evaluation studies have clarified which strategies reduce crime, this progress has created a ‘burden of knowledge’ ...

New open access piece out from Eric Piza

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‘Speculation was a waste of time: he must wait until there was more evidence’: the importance of an evidence base for criminal justice and criminal justice policy This essay addresses the question as to why speculation and opinion are harmful to criminal justice policy. From there, the essay will speak to the makings of an evidence base, how much evidence is...

Must-read just out from @dralexpiquero.bsky.social

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A shortage of ‘copaganda fascists’ and the need for more police pracademics This essay examines the evolving relationship between policing and academia, highlighting the increasing significance of pracademics – police practitioners with scientific training who, like embedd...

The first paper in our inaugural collection is now out. Much thanks @jerryratcliffe.net

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Putting together the final touches on the inaugural special issue.

Much thanks to @drlferguson for her sterling editorial efforts and to all of our contributing authors. Special thanks also to Matt Logan for all of his behind-the-scenes promotional work.

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Our new journal will officially be launching its inaugural issue in April. Evidence assessments, cutting edge methodology papers, research commentaries .. www.tandfonline.com/journals/reb...

Has anyone ever done a Meta-analysis on the impact of sports participation in reducing juvenile offending? Do we know what the evidence base is on that?