Module Descriptors
INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS
FORE50243
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Ian Ackerley
Email: Ian.Ackerley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 250
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- TEST weighted at 50%
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of equally weighted summative assessment;-
A test on the provisions and application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - length 1.5hrs and weighted at 50% - Taken at the end of teaching block 1. LO 1 - 2.
A Portfolio containing a victim statement, witness statement, police officer statement and a short descriptive note of an interview with a suspect. Weighting 50% - Submitted at the end of teaching block 2. (Final assessment). LO 3
Additional Assessment Details:
Short formative tests and feedback will be offered after weeks 4 and 8 in teaching block 1 in relation to the provisions and application of the Police and Criminal evidence Act 1984.
A formative assessment in the form of a moot court and associated feedback will be offered in teaching block 2.
A test on the provisions and application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - length 1.5hrs and weighted at 50% - Taken at the end of teaching block 1. LO 1 - 2.
A Portfolio containing a victim statement, witness statement, police officer statement and a short descriptive note of an interview with a suspect. Weighting 50% - Submitted at the end of teaching block 2. (Final assessment). LO 3
Additional Assessment Details:
Short formative tests and feedback will be offered after weeks 4 and 8 in teaching block 1 in relation to the provisions and application of the Police and Criminal evidence Act 1984.
A formative assessment in the form of a moot court and associated feedback will be offered in teaching block 2.
Module Learning Strategies
20 X 2hr lectures delivered by departmental staff (focusing on indicative content as shown above). 4 X 30 min small group tutorial sessions. 3 X 1.5 practical (role play) sessions. 1 X 1.5hrs Moot Court (formative) session.
252hrs non-contact independent study will involve background reading and preparation of examination and coursework assignment (portfolio).
252hrs non-contact independent study will involve background reading and preparation of examination and coursework assignment (portfolio).
Module Resources
Module Handbook, Blackboard VLE, lecture theatre, PowerPoint, Crime Scene House, Interview rooms and Audio/Visual recording facility.
Module Texts
Black Stones Policing Manuals - Oxford Press (Online)
Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Codes of Practice A - H Home office (Online)
Investigative Interviewing - Psychology and Practice Milne and Bull 2000 Wiley.
Handbook Of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing - Current Developments and Future Direction. Bull, Valentine and Williamson 2009. Wiley - Blackwell.
Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Codes of Practice A - H Home office (Online)
Investigative Interviewing - Psychology and Practice Milne and Bull 2000 Wiley.
Handbook Of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing - Current Developments and Future Direction. Bull, Valentine and Williamson 2009. Wiley - Blackwell.
Module Indicative Content
Background to the introduction, provision and application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) including:-
Provisions of Code A - H, specifically policing practice in relation to powers of stop and search, searching property, arrest, the detention and treatment of suspects, identification and interviewing suspects. Application of PACE in relation to the legality of policing practice and the subsequent admissibility of evidence in the judicial process.
The legal requirements imposed and techniques utilised by the Police and other investigative bodies in relation to the interview of suspects, witnesses and victims of crime, including young and vulnerable persons. Role play exercises will be utilised to support the theoretical principles of interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, together with the production of a police officer's statement of evidence addressing issues of arrest, searching property, exhibit recovery, interviewing the suspect and charging of the suspect.
Provisions of Code A - H, specifically policing practice in relation to powers of stop and search, searching property, arrest, the detention and treatment of suspects, identification and interviewing suspects. Application of PACE in relation to the legality of policing practice and the subsequent admissibility of evidence in the judicial process.
The legal requirements imposed and techniques utilised by the Police and other investigative bodies in relation to the interview of suspects, witnesses and victims of crime, including young and vulnerable persons. Role play exercises will be utilised to support the theoretical principles of interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, together with the production of a police officer's statement of evidence addressing issues of arrest, searching property, exhibit recovery, interviewing the suspect and charging of the suspect.