Trainings
The Researcher Practitioner Partnership Academy training sessions are organized into six categories. Click on the tiles below to explore the training available in each category.
Action Research & Research Partnerships
Action research is a philosophy and methodology of research generally applied in the social sciences. It seeks transformative change through the simultaneous process of taking action and doing research, which are linked together by critical reflection.
Crime Analysis, Data Sources, & Analytics
The Researcher Practitioner Partnership employs a problem solving model that utilizes analysis and data to inform decisions. This section includes basics on data driven processes as well as specific techniques that can drive problem driving.
Evaluation
Ultimately, the Researcher Practitioner Partnership seeks to advance practice through ongoing assessment and evaluation. Effective evaluation involve cooperation and dialogue between practitioners and researchers. This section includes both non-technical information supporting evaluation as well as technical topics to increase the rigor of the study and the knowledge generated through the evaluation.
Evidence-Based Practices
Evidence-Based Practices are practices, skills, techniques and strategies that are supported by systematic research evidence. This section includes background on evidence-based practices and evidence-informed innovation, as well specific examples of evidence-based practices that have emerged across the criminal justice system.
Implementation Science
Implementation science is the scientific study of methods and strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice and research into regular use by practitioners and policymakers. It seeks to systematically close the gap between what we know and what we do by identifying and addressing the barriers that slow or halt the uptake of evidence-based practices.
Police-Community Engagement & Strategic Crime Prevention
Since the 1980s, policing has been influenced by the community- and problem-oriented policing movements, as well as advances in crime prevention. This section includes lessons built from this experience such as community engagement, problem solving, and situational crime prevention. These lessons have applications not only for policing, but throughout the criminal justice field.