scholarly journals Assessing the appetite for evidence based policing: A UK based study

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Ian Palmer ◽  
Stuart Kirby ◽  
Rebecca Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Lower Ranking ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Evidence Based Policing ◽  
Implementation Plans

Although evidence-based policing (EBP) has emerged in Europe, Australasia and the Americas, its level of implementation has received little scrutiny. Using a questionnaire completed by 625 police staff employed by a major UK police force, this study examines how police employees both view and use evidence-based practice. The study found that although the term EBP was recognized widely, its use was less apparent. The findings specifically distinguished lower ranked officers from senior police officers, and discriminated between warranted (sworn) officers and non-warranted (unsworn) civilian staff. It showed that lower ranking officers (constables) were more likely to value experience over academic evidence and collaboration, whereas senior ranks were much more likely to embrace EBP principles. Further, civilian staff were less likely to view new ideas as a ‘fad’ and be more open to research experimentation and evaluation, albeit they had fewer internal avenues to pursue professional development. In summary, it is argued that to develop an environment in which EBP can thrive, explicit implementation plans that consider issues such as organizational culture, are helpful.

What Makes or Breaks Evidence-Based Supervision? Staff and Organizational Predictors of Evidence-Based Practice in Probation

2021 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2110491
Author(s):  
Sara Debus-Sherrill ◽  
Alex Breno ◽  
Faye S. Taxman
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
The Impact

Research on staff and organizational factors that affect receptivity, adoption, feasibility, and utilization of innovations in justice settings is limited. This study uses survey data from 349 employees in one probation agency to assess how staff and perceived organizational factors influence attitudes related to evidence-based practices (EBPs) and their self-reported use. Staff characteristics, including education and knowledge about EBPs, and perceptions of the organization, including cynicism about the organization’s ability to change, predicted EBP outcomes. Staff age, tenure at the agency, and caseload size affected perceptions of organizational culture, but did not predict attitudes or use of EBPs. There is weak evidence for a relationship between self-reported use of EBPs with attitudinal support for EBPs, prior EBP training, and knowledge of EBPs. This study contributes to an emerging body of literature about the impact of various individual and organizational factors on support for EBPs with important lessons for implementation.

Explicit professionalism. A cross-level study of institutional change in the wake of evidence-based practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M Møller
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Change ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Child Protective Services ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Normative Standard ◽  
Professional Fields

Abstract This article shows how a new normative standard for public professionalism has evolved from the introduction of evidence-based practice in Danish child protective services. The concept of ‘theorization’ from institutional theory is discussed and applied as the main analytical lens to explore how new ideas are introduced, interpreted, and negotiated in the organizational field. Based on a cross-level ethnographic case study, the study traces the process of theorization and shows how actors are informed by local translations and theorizations as they challenge, negotiate and develop collective understandings in the field. Theorization is therefore conceptualized as a continuous multidirectional process of recursive intertwinement between field-level and organizational developments, which may or may not entail institutional change. The study also contributes to our understanding of changing forms of professionalism by proposing the concept ‘explicit professionalism’ as a way of capturing the new normative standard for public professional work that has evolved from the process of theorizing evidence-based practice. Explicit professionalism is both a descriptive concept and a normative ideal and, it is suggested, an important dimension of new forms of organizational and organizing professionalism, which can aid our understanding of related developments in different professional fields.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Rehabilitative Physiotherapy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cimdi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Wide Range

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is considered to be an essential component of clinical service delivery in healthcare. Australian physiotherapists have access to a wide range of resources to support the implementation of EBP. However, research indicates variability in how physiotherapists apply EBP with a range of factors affecting the successful implementation of EBP into everyday clinical practice. Using survey methodology, this study examined whether participation in an EBP professional development workshop is an effective strategy to enhance knowledge, attitudes and behaviours associated with EBP of physiotherapists working in a rehabilitation setting. Results revealed that nearly one third of participants rated their EBP knowledge and skills at a higher level following attendance at the workshop. An increase in the frequency in EBP related activities by physiotherapists including conducting searches and reading or reviewing research literature to support clinical decision-making was observed following attendance at the EBP workshop. Participants’ opinions of the value of EBP in improving the quality of patient care were noted to be more positive following the workshop. This small-scale study provides some promising results regarding the positive effects that designated EBP professional development can have on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of physiotherapists in their application of EBP. The elements that are required to further support and sustain a strong EBP culture amongst physiotherapists working in rehabilitation are also discussed.

The Proclivity to Rely on Professional Experience and Evidence-Based Policing: Findings From a Survey of High-Ranking Officers in the Israel Police

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1456-1474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tal Jonathan-Zamir ◽  
David Weisburd ◽  
Michal Dayan ◽  
Maia Zisso
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Evidence Based Policing

Studies have identified that police officers often support and value evidence-based policing (EBP), but nevertheless prefer relying on experience when making decisions. Yet, policing scholars have paid little attention to the generality of this proclivity, the psychological mechanisms behind it, or to its implications for implementing EBP. The present study illuminates this phenomenon. We review its psychological foundations and use a survey of high-ranking officers from the Israel Police to examine its prevalence. We find that while officers support EBP overall, they believe that decisions should be based primarily on experience, not research. The two were found to be separate (although correlated) constructs. Furthermore, we find that the preference for experience as the basis for decision making is an overarching trait, not associated with personal-level characteristics. We discuss the implications of our findings and argue that attempts to implement EBP should recognize and work with this inherent psychological inclination.

scholarly journals Through the Eyes of Faculty: Using Personas as a Tool for Learner-Centered Professional Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. ar62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Zagallo ◽  
Jill McCourt ◽  
Robert Idsardi ◽  
Michelle K. Smith ◽  
Mark Urban-Lurain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
College Science ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Science Instructors

College science instructors need continuous professional development (PD) to meet the call to evidence-based practice. New PD efforts need to focus on the nuanced blend of factors that influence instructors’ teaching practices. We used persona methodology to describe the diversity among instructors who were participating in a long-term PD initiative. Persona methodology originates from ethnography. It takes data from product users and compiles those data in the form of fictional characters. Personas facilitate user-centered design. We identified four personas among our participants: Emma the Expert views herself as the subject-matter expert in the classroom and values her hard-earned excellence in lecturing. Ray the Relater relates to students and focuses on their points of view about innovative pedagogies. Carmen the Coach coaches her students by setting goals for them and helping them develop skill in scientific practices. Beth the Burdened owns the responsibility for her students’ learning and feels overwhelmed that students still struggle despite her use of evidence-based practice. Each persona needs unique PD. We suggest ways that PD facilitators can use our personas as a reflection tool to determine how to approach the learners in their PD. We also suggest further avenues of research on learner-centered PD.

Aligning Organizational Culture and Infrastructure to Support Evidence-Based Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Kristina Ost ◽  
Casey Blalock ◽  
Mary Fagan ◽  
Kathleen M. Sweeney ◽  
Suzan R. Miller-Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
System Level ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Quality Patient Care

Standardized nursing practice based on the foundations of evidence-based practice leads to high-quality patient care and optimal outcomes. Despite knowing the benefits of evidence-based practice, health care organizations do not consistently make it the standard of care; thus, implementation of evidence-based practice at the system level continues to be challenging. This article describes the process adopted by a facility in the Southwest that took on the challenge of changing the organizational culture to incorporate evidence-based practice. The organization met the challenges by identifying perceived and actual barriers to successful implementation of evidence-based practice. The lack of standardized practice was addressed by developing a group of stakeholders including organizational leaders, clinical experts, and bedside providers. Changing the culture required a comprehensive process of document selection and development, education, and outcome evaluation. The ultimate aim was to implement an integrated system to develop practices and documents based on the best evidence to support patient outcomes.

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