TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Translational criminology and its importance in policing: a review
JO  - Police practice and research
A1  - Nichols, Jordan
A1  - Wire, Sean
A1  - Wu, Xiaoyun
A1  - Sloan, Madeline
A1  - Scherer, Amber
SP  - 537
EP  - 551
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
N2  - Translational criminology is a decision-making perspective that emphasizes the dynamic coproduction of evidence by researchers and practitioners, focusing on obstacles to and facilitators of evidence generation and utilization. It incorporates several other data-driven decision-making models, including evidence-based policy making. This review suggests that the availability of empirical research is no longer the most significant impediment to evidence-based policing. Rather, translating and implementing knowledge about 'what works' in policing has arisen as the field's primary barrier to securing the effectiveness and efficiency improvements of research and data utilization. This article orients readers to translational criminology's various components and explores their applications. Focusing on four central considerations, this review explores the roles of researcher practitioner partnerships, policy, technology, and government in developing and sustaining translational efforts in policing. The review concludes by acknowledging challenges to fostering a translational perspective in policing, and offers examples of where it has been applied with success.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1561-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2019.1657625
ID  - ref1
ER  -