International Legal Evangelism: Intelligence, Reconnaissance & Missions
International Legal Evangelism: Intelligence, Reconnaissance & Missions
International Legal Evangelism: Intelligence, Reconnaissance & Missions
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VII. Evidence-Based<br />
Policy Deployment<br />
Evidence-Based Policy (EBP) is a term often applied in multiple fields<br />
of public policy to refer to situations whereby policy decisions are informed by rigorously<br />
established objective evidence. Underlying many of the calls for 'evidence based policy'<br />
is often a (stated or unstated) concern with fidelity to scientific good practice, reflecting<br />
the belief that social goals are best served when scientific evidence is used rigorously<br />
and comprehensively to inform decisions, rather than in a piecemeal, manipulated, or<br />
cherry-picked manner.<br />
Conceptually the term has been seen as an extension of the Scientific<br />
method or evidence-based medicine to all areas of public policy.<br />
Some have promoted particular types of evidence as 'best' for policy makers to<br />
consider, including scientifically rigorous evaluation studies such as randomized<br />
controlled trials to identify programs and practices capable of improving policy-relevant<br />
outcomes. However, some areas of policy-relevant knowledge are not well served by<br />
quantitative research, leading to debate about the methods and instruments that are<br />
considered critical for the collection of relevant evidence. For instance, policies that are<br />
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