Organizational conditions for evidence-based policing: a proposal from the international literature

Abstract Many areas of study, particularly the field of public administration, have demonstrated how shared evidence has gained relevance in academic research. Against this backdrop, police organizations - responsible for sustaining the political order and being the body with legitimacy to use force - are characterized by supporting their decision-making processes in traditions and conventions. Faced with the various problems of legitimacy, which result in trust issues with its different audiences, the notion of evidence-based policing (EBP) has gained notoriety. Although Brazil has traditions in the field of public security studies, this debate is incipient. In this sense, this theoretical essay aims to reflect on the organizational conditions necessary for implementing EBP based on international experiences. We present a history of EBP and discuss a matrix that enables its practical application. We propose a framework regarding implementation requirements based on four fields: assessment, leadership, technology, and networks. Finally, we consider the need to centralize intelligence activities in the decision-making contexts of these organizations to establish professionalism that takes place through planning actions based on the use of science as ballast for organizations of police agencies.

摘要 诸多研究领域，尤其是公共行政学领域，均已证实共享型证据在学术研究中的重要性与日俱增。在此背景下，肩负维护政治秩序、拥有合法使用武力权限的警务组织，其决策流程往往依托传统与惯例开展。面对各类合法性难题所引发的不同受众信任危机，循证警务（evidence-based policing, EBP）这一理念逐渐获得广泛关注。尽管巴西在公共安全研究领域已有深厚积淀，但此类讨论仍处于起步阶段。有鉴于此，本理论性论文旨在依托国际实践经验，探讨推行循证警务所需的组织条件。本文梳理了循证警务的发展历程，并探讨了可支撑其实际落地的应用矩阵。本文提出一套基于四大维度的循证警务实施要求框架，四大维度分别为评估、领导力、技术与网络协作。最后，本文探讨了在警务组织的决策场景中整合情报工作的必要性，以期通过以科学为支撑的规划行动，构建专业化的警务运行体系。