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Policing futures: transforming the evidence-based policing paradigm through interdisciplinarity and epistemological anarchism

David LydonSchool of Law, Policing and Social Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 264-275 | Received 17 Nov 2021, Accepted 08 Jul 2022, Published online: 21 Jul 2022

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