1. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the concept and application of professional standards/professional behaviour and how power can be misused.
Knowledge and Understanding, Reflection

2. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of organisational justice and organisational culture. Knowledge and Understanding, Enquiry, Reflection

3. Evaluate and examine team working skills, techniques and challenges
Communication, Reflection

4. Evaluate approaches to tackle victimisation, repeat offending and youth gangs
Analyse

5. Explain organisational structures involved in counter-terrorism and examine the potential for an insider threat
Knowledge and Understanding, Analyse

This wide-ranging module enhances the learner’s understanding of police standards, professional conduct, organisational justice and culture, vulnerability and risk including youth gangs and people at risk of harm.

This module incorporates all the learning outcomes and indicative content from the College of Policing, Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship Curriculum for the following areas:
Maintaining Professional Standards
1.1 to 6.3 inclusive
Wellbeing and Resilience
1.1 to 2.2 inclusive
Leadership & Team-working
1.1 to 3.3 inclusive
Vulnerability & Risk
4.1 to 6.4 inclusive
Public Protection
6.1 and 6.2
Counter Terrorism
1.1 to 1.8
3.1 to 3.5

Appendix 1 details all the learning and indicative content covered in this module.

The below is a brief summary of what the content includes:
• Policies, policies and organisations concerned with ensuring professional standards and policing practice.
• Examine why people fail to comply with policies, procedures and protocols and review previous instances of such behaviour.
• Potential insider threat from within the police service and strategies to prevent it
• Misuse of position of authority to commit sexual offences.
• Organisational justice and strategies for dealing with organisational culture.
• Team dynamics, team-building skills and strategies to enhance the individual and teams
• Evaluation of what works in tackling repeat victimisation and repeat offending
• Youth gangs and the targeting of vulnerable people
• Organisational structures and inter-relationships in counter-terrorism policing

Formative assessment will be through interactive quiz activities.

Blackboard VLE
University library and associated online learning materials.
Teaching spaces equipped with computer, projector, screen, white boards etc.
Live streaming/recording equipment/software.

1. Assessment 1 will take the form of a 10-minute oral examination on a range of curriculum material. This will assess learning outcomes 1,2,5.


2. The reflective diary will allow the student to critically analyse professional standards approaches and review progress made. Students will show understanding of the topic and ability to critically consider how this could be viewed within the concepts of leadership, team-work, wellbeing and resilience. This assessment will address learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

3. Students will work in small groups and develop a visual presentation on approaches to prevent repeat victimisation and offending. This presentation will assess learning outcomes 3 and 4.