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Resources for Research-Practitioner Partnerships
What makes for excellent research-practitioner partnerships? Below are resources and how-to guides written by numerous experts in the field on effective partnerships for conducting research and implementing findings in the field.
Documents and Links
- Alpert, G., Rojek, J., Hansen, J.A. (2013). Building Bridges Between Police Researchers and Practitioners: Agents of Change in a Complex World. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
- Grieco, J., Vovak, H., Lum, C. (2014). Examining research-practice partnerships in policing evaluations. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
- Lum, C. & Koper, C.S. (2017). Evidence-Based Policing: Translating Research into Practice. (Oxford)
- Mitchell, R., Telep, C., & Lum, C. (2017). The Ten-Step Guide for Conducting In-House Experimental Evaluations: A guide for law enforcement practitioners. Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University.
- Rojek, J., Martin, P., Alpert, G. (2014). Developing and Maintaining Police-Researcher Partnerships to Facilitate Research Use. Springer Briefs in Criminology.
- Sullivan, T. P., Khondkaryan, E., & Fisher, B. S. (2013). Recommendations for Collaborating Successfully With Academic Researchers. Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
- Sullivan, T. P., Khondkaryan, E., Moss-Racusin, L., & Fisher, B. S. (2013). How Researchers Can Develop Successful Relationships with Criminal Justice Practitioners. Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
- Sullivan, T. P., Hunter, B. A., & Fisher, B.S. (2013). Strategies for Successfully Developing and Disseminating Useful Products from Researcher Practitioner Collaborations. Findings from the Researcher‐Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
- Sullivan, T. P., Willie, T. C., & Fisher, B. S. (2013). Highlights and Lowlights of Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations in the Criminal Justice System, Findings from the Researcher‐Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
- Sullivan, T. P., Price, C. E., & Fisher, B. S. (2013). Criminal Justice System State Administrative Agencies: Research Capacity and Experience with Research Collaborations, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
- Sullivan, T. P., McPartland, T., & Fisher, B. S. (2013). Guidelines for Successful Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in the Criminal Justice System, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS). U.S. Department of Justice.
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