Abstract:ABSTRACT This article explores the use of evidence and varieties of knowledge in police decisionmaking. It surveys official government policy, demonstrating that evidence-based policymaking is the dominant policy-making paradigm in the United Kingdom. It discusses the limits to social science knowledge in policymaking. The article explores four ideas associated with the notion of 'experience': occupational culture; institutional memory; local knowledge, and craft, drawing on data from four UK police forces. We discuss the limits to experiential knowledge and conclude that experience is crucial to evidence-based policing and decision-making because it is the key to weaving the varieties of knowledge together. Keywords:Evidence-based policy, evidence-based policing, experience, craft, political knowledge.Additional Information:Question Response Word CountOriginal articles and thematic review articles should be between 5000 and 8000 words in length (including tables, references and endnotes). 10233Special issueIs this a submission for a special issue? If so please give details of the special issue, including the Editor if known. Funding Information: Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation ABSTRACTThis article explores the use of evidence and other varieties of knowledge in police decision-making. It surveys official government policy, demonstrating that evidence-based policymaking is the dominant policy-making paradigm in the United Kingdom. It discusses the limits to social science knowledge in policymaking. The article explores four ideas associated with the notion of 'experience': occupational culture; institutional memory; local knowledge, and craft, drawing on data from four UK police forces. We discuss the limits to experiential knowledge and conclude that experience is crucial to evidence-based policing and decision-making because it is the key to weaving the varieties of knowledge together. KEYWORDSEvidence-based policy, evidence-based policing, experience, focus group research, craft, political knowledge.
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