Critiquing Evidence-Based Policing in Britain

Dr Paul Betts retired as a police officer in March 2023, completing over 28 years’ service. His final role was a Detective Chief Superintendent seconded to Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters, New Scotland Yard, London, UK, where he served as the National Prevent Coordinator. Paul is now a senior lecturer in Policing at Westminster Law School, University of Westminster, London, UK. He is also Honorary Fellow in Social and Political Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and is Honorary Professor of Criminal Justice at the Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK.

• Chapter 1 Tensions in the rise of EBP in Britain.- Chapter 2 Epistemological considerations of discourse analysis.- Chapter 3 The Story-lines of EBP.- Chapter 4 The Subject Positions of EBP.- Chapter 5 The Institutional Reforms of EBP.- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Matters Arising for EBP.