1. Identify the types of incidents and crime likely to be encountered in response policing including those involving other emergency services.
Knowledge & Understanding, Learning

2. Explain how to establish grounds and authority for carrying out a lawful stop/search/entry under PACE 1984
Knowledge & Understanding, Learning, Enquiry

3. Understand the initial actions police take at the scene of roads-related incidents including decision making and risk assessments.
Knowledge & Understanding, Learning, Enquiry, Application

4.Analyse, discuss and evaluate the significance of real and simulated case studies.
Analysis, Communication, Enquiry, Problem Solving

Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment, weighted at 100%
The assessment will take the form of: -
Students will be asked to research a specified case study. They will be expected to locate and research key documents relating to the case study. In examination conditions they will then undertake a one hour 3 long answer examination based on this case study and linked to learning outcomes 1,2,3,4.

The module will give students an overview of the role of response policing. It will include the role of the first officer attending crimes and incidents and discuss decision making (National Decision Model), risk assessments and fundamental police powers such as stop and search. The role of police at major incidents and how they work with other emergency services will be explored. Human rights, equality, diversity, inclusion and how these appertain to people when they are a victim, witness or offender will be a thread throughout the module.

This module will cover:
• Key types of incidents likely to be encountered by response and roads policing
• Joint operation between emergency services
• PACE 1984
• Stop and Search
• Concepts of policing the roads and relevant legislation and powers
• Criminal use of the roads
• The importance of evidence to reduce collisions and serious roads policing offences
• The importance of recording decisions and assessing risk

College of Policing Curriculum:
Decision making and discretion – 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2
Response policing – 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Roads policing – 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1, 11.2

13 x 2h interactive lectures/seminars to convey principles and facts. Non-contact independent study will be directed to reading lecture notes and the literature to support knowledge and understanding.
Formative assessment will be through bi-weekly knowledge checks.

Blackstone’s Police Manuals - available online via the library website or via the following link:
http://www.blackstonespoliceservice.com.ezproxy.staffs.ac.uk/

College of Policing APP Guidance documents

Metropolitan Police 2012 After the riots. The final report of the riots Communities and Victims panel.
https://www.slideshare.net/nuzhound/metropolitan-police-service-report-4-days-in-august

Okolo, M. 2014 Police Powers of Stop and Search in England: A Critical Appraisal on The Police Powers of Stop and Search and Its Relationship with Human Rights
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121003195937/http://riotspanel.independent.gov.uk/

Adequately resourced library, class room with provision for power point and other visual presentation, white board.
Blackboard VLE

The module will give students an overview of the role of response policing. It will include the role of the first officer attending crimes and incidents and discuss decision making (National Decision Model), risk assessments and fundamental police powers such as stop and search. The role of police at major incidents and how they work with other emergency services will be explored. Human rights, equality, diversity, inclusion and how these appertain to people when they are a victim, witness or offender will be a thread throughout the module.