Examining what makes something evidence-based and not merely evidence-informed, this book unifies the voices of police practitioners, academics, and pracademics. It provides real world examples of evidence-based police practices and how police research can be created and applied in the field. An Introduction, Key Ideas, A Light Introduction to Evidence Based Policing, Targeting and Testing and Tracking: The Cambridge Assignment Management System of Evidence Based Police Assignment, Problem Analysis to Support Decision-Making in Evidence Based Policing, The Legal Framework for Evidence Based Policing in the US, Identifying Some Misconceptions about Evidence Based Policing: A Research Note, ''Not All Evidence is Created Equal'': On the Importance of Matching Research Questions with Research Methods in Evidence Based Policing, Twitter: A New Tardis for Policing?, Systematic Reviews: ''Better Evidence for a Better World, Knowledge Wars: Professionalization and Organizational Justice and Competing Knowledge Paradigms in British Policing, Current and Emerging Research Ideas, The Trial and Tribulations of Evidence Based Procedural Justice, Hot Spots Policing Made Easy, The Cost of Mental Health-Related Calls on Police Service Experiences in Evidence Based Policing, Index.