Evidence-based Policymaking

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Crime Reduction Toolkit The is part of the Crime Reduction site providing practical help to policymakers and practitioners in accessing evaluated evidence and good practice on crime reduction. It covers most areas from vehicle crime, to racial crime and harassment, to arson. Each area is divided up into: what we already know; how to develop local solutions; how to tackle the problem; and how to put these plans into practice. The toolkit also highlights useful resources, innovations and practical tools.

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. It aims to provide high quality research on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government.

ESRC Evidence Network The Evidence Network was established as result of a decision taken by the ESRC in 1999 that a major initiative was needed to bring social science research nearer to the decision-making process. It aims to: (i) provide a focal point for those who are interested in evidence-based policy and practice to access useful information and resources; provide a forum for debate and debate on EBPP issues; contribute to capacity building in the skills required for EBPP; and explore EBPP issues through research and consultancy activities.

Information for Development in the 21st Century (id21) id21 is an internet-based dissemination service, established in 1997, to communicate the latest UK-based international development research to policymakers and practitioners worldwide. Research featured on id21 focuses on policy solutions relating to health, education, urban poverty and infrastructure, and social and economic policy in developing countries. A team of in-house and freelance development researchers and professional journalists summarise research reports into short Research Highlights, focusing on the policy-relevant aspects of the research. In addition, id21 provides other information services, such as: Insights, a quarterly newsletter that provides a round-up of new research and appears both in print and on-line; and id21News, an email newsletter service that provides regular updates of recent research to users who have limited internet access.

The International Campbell Collaboration (C2) The International Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a US based non-profit organisation that aims to help people make well informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioural and educational arenas. C2's objectives are to prepare, maintain and disseminate systematic reviews of studies of interventions. It acquires and promotes access to information about trials of interventions. C2 builds summaries and electronic brochures of reviews and reports of trials for policymakers, practitioners, researchers and the public.

Policy Brief Policy Brief is a cooperative web project to provide a 'one-stop-shop' for all public policy initiatives in the UK. Visitors to the Policybrief website can: (i) view comprehensive subject-based listings of the UK's leading policy thinkers' work; (ii) subscribe to regular subject-based email bulletins; (iii) find links to other websites relating to Policybrief material; (iv) download selected documents in full; and (v) purchase copy-protected digital versions of documents.

Policy Hub Policy Hub is 'the first port of call for improvements in Policy and Delivery' - a web resource launched in March 2002 that aims to improve the way public policy is shaped and delivered. It provides many examples of initiatives, projects, tools and case studies that support better policymaking and delivery, and provides extensive guidance on the role of research and evidence in the evaluation of policy.