Research

Sharing, collating and producing the best research to understand what policing activities work best. 

College bursary scheme

The 2022 bursary scheme has now closed.

The bursary offers a maximum of £4,000 towards two years of course fees at higher education level.

Read about the bursary

Crime reduction toolkit

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

Go to the crime reduction toolkit

What Works Centre for Crime Reduction

Research projects map

Details about ongoing policing and crime-reduction related research at Masters level and above. 

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

Go to the research projects map

Support to do research

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

  • the College bursary
  • academic support and evidence champion network
  • research surgeries and how to guides
  • the registered pilots scheme

 

Go to research support

Access the National Police Library

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

Go to the library

Practical evaluation tools

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

  • College of Policing logic model ​ ​
  • policing evaluation toolkit
  • Manning cost-benefit tool
Go to the evaluation tools

Other research

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