Research

What Works Centre for Crime Reduction

Ongoing research related to policing and crime reduction at master's level and above.

The research projects map includes summaries of relevant randomised control trials, both ongoing and completed

See summaries of the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime

Find and share practice with organisations who are interested in crime reduction and criminal justice.

Find out about our collections, how to search for a wide range of current and historical items and how you can join

Evaluation tools to support an evidence-based policing approach, including the:

Reports on activities that have been tried in a force, reviewed and considered suitable for further testing.

Includes information about how smarter practice reports are developed and reviewed, and a list of all our smarter practice examples

Tools, networks and information to help with study and research, including: