Abstract

The push for police to do more with less resources requires police practices to be effective, efficient and evidence-based. There exists an imperative to use and produce the best research evidence available to solve policing problems, however there often exists impediments to effectively work with police on policing. This article explores ideas and key ingredients for facilitating productive partnerships between academic and police organisations. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has crafted a productive framework for co-producing research with Queensland universities. Using the QPS as a case study, we unravel events and ingredients leading to the growth of evidence-based research consumption and production. Our article provides background on a landmark trial – the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) and extends that procedural justice was not only the key theoretical foundation for the trial but also the catalyst and facilitator for effective co-production of research and evidence-based practice.