Read Chapter 2 of the Bachman textbook, Chapter 2 of the Mosher textbook, and the article “Evidence-Based Policing” before discussing the following prompts:
Describe the major elements of evidence-based policing.
How do the elements relate to research in criminal justice?
In what areas is evidence-based policing already being used?
What are the steps you would take to convince a department not using evidence-based policing to use it?
Discussion Resources
(Links to an external site.)Evidence-Based Policing (Links to an external site.)
https://www.policefoundation.org/publication/evidence-based-policing/
The student will complete 8 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 250 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday day of the assigned Module: Week. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 150 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarlycitations in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, and scholarly peer-reviewed research articles.