1. Understand and evaluate the overall developing strategic context of policing and relevant national policing strategies including partnership collaboration.
1) Knowledge and Understanding.
2) Learning
3) Enquiry


2. Examine and explain how to apply professional approaches to policing, demonstrating fairness, ethics and integrity including ethical recording of incidents.
3) Enquiry
4) Analysis
5) Problem Solving
6) Communication
7) Application

3. Critically examine the role of discretion and barriers in effective decision making and the strategies to mitigate them.
1) Knowledge and Understanding.
2) Learning
7) Application


4. Examine and understand the impact of abuse on a victim and the importance of support for vulnerable people by the police.
1) Knowledge and Understanding.
2) Learning
7) Application


5. Critically examine how new legislation and policy introduces new powers and procedures relating to the governance of the Police Service.
1) Knowledge and Understanding.
2) Learning
7) Application

Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment, weighted at 50% for the examination and 50% for the Essay.

Additional Assessment Details:

These assessments will take the form of: -

Examination (1.5hr) at the end of Semester One consisting of 25 multiple choice questions and 2 long answer questions (out of a choice of 3) from the Semester One syllabus.

Essay. 2000 words at the end of Semester Two. From a choice of titles. Where students will critique the police response to an actual high-profile case or event, applying their knowledge of contemporary policing policy and practice.

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via blackboard and during teaching sessions.

The module will build on the knowledge from the level 4 module Introduction to Policing and will enable the student to meet the above learning outcomes.
In this module students will study the law, theory and practice of relevant legislation. They will also study national and strategic policing policy, practice and guidance which impacts upon the development and delivery of a professional police service.

The roles and responsibilities of those charged with ensuring that the police deliver an unbiased, ethical and fair service ensuring that the police approach must value inclusivity, diversity and recognise vulnerability will be emphasised. This will include the College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire & Rescue, Independent Office of Police Conduct and Police & Crime Commissioners.
Professional decision making, utilising the National Decision-Making Model and the application of The College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice and guidance will be studied, as will the concept of police discretion and the barriers to effective decision making.

The module content will include sessions where students apply their knowledge and understanding of legislation, national policy and guidance when examining a number of key critical incidents, cases and policing scenarios to enable them to recognise them and identify appropriate strategies to deal with them.

This module will cover:
• Specific legislation applicable when dealing with policing incidents
• Strategic and professional context of policing
• Theories and concepts of ethical and professional approaches to policing, including the recording of police incidents
• Police governance, accountability and professional standards
• Discretion and decision-making strategies, including the National Decision Model
• Importance of police response to vulnerable people
• The impact of abuse on victims
• Partnership collaboration with respect for offender rehabilitation
• Understand social, political and strategic drivers and the strategies deployed within response policing.

College of Policing curriculum content:
Understanding the Police Constable Role – 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1
Valuing Difference and inclusion – 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.7, 4.9
Maintaining professional standards – 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Decision making and discretion – 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
Vulnerability and risk – 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Public Protection – 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7
Criminal Justice – 2.1, 2.2, 10.1, 10.2, 103, 10.4
Response policing – 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4

26 x 2h interactive lectures/seminars delivered by departmental staff on the indicative content outlined above. There will also be a number of 1 hr smaller tutorial groups in each session (size depending on course numbers) to discuss further the assessment requirements. Non-contact independent study will be directed to reading lecture notes and the literature to support knowledge and understanding. To assist students in their preparation for the examination there will be a formative examination in semester one and feedback will be provided. Sessions will also be held to discuss and develop student’s approaches to essay writing. Academic writing and practice are also covered at level four.

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

Additional reading available from the online reading list.

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

The module will build on the knowledge from the level 4 module Introduction to Policing and will enable the student to meet the above learning outcomes.
In this module students will study the law, theory and practice of relevant legislation. They will also study national and strategic policing policy, practice and guidance which impacts upon the development and delivery of a professional police service.

The roles and responsibilities of those charged with ensuring that the police deliver an unbiased, ethical and fair service ensuring that the police approach must value inclusivity, diversity and recognise vulnerability will be emphasised. This will include the College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire & Rescue, Independent Office of Police Conduct and Police & Crime Commissioners.
Professional decision making, utilising the National Decision-Making Model and the application of The College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice and guidance will be studied, as will the concept of police discretion and the barriers to effective decision making.

The module content will include sessions where students apply their knowledge and understanding of legislation, national policy and guidance when examining a number of key critical incidents, cases and policing scenarios to enable them to recognise them and identify appropriate strategies to deal with them.

This module will cover:
• Specific legislation applicable when dealing with policing incidents
• Strategic and professional context of policing
• Theories and concepts of ethical and professional approaches to policing, including the recording of police incidents
• Police governance, accountability and professional standards
• Discretion and decision-making strategies, including the National Decision Model
• Importance of police response to vulnerable people
• The impact of abuse on victims
• Partnership collaboration with respect for offender rehabilitation
• Understand social, political and strategic drivers and the strategies deployed within response policing.