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Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

6109PS-JAN-MTP

Aims

This programme will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the role, uses and application of intelligence within contemporary policing and partner agencies. The students will also develop an understanding of how intelligence can be ethically collected, collated, evaluated, managed and analysed. This will also include the impact of the National Intelligence Model within policing and the wider criminal justice arena.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically evaluate the various forms of intelligence gathering in relation to ethics and human rights.
2.
Evaluate and apply the National Intelligence Model to various scenarios and interpret and apply evidence from a range of sources
3.
Critically evaluate the relevant criminological theories and apply them to a range of policing and analytical scenarios.
4.
Evaluate the statutory legislation in respect of the ethical application of the National Intelligence Model and other intelligence-gathering modes and synthesise your argument in terms of how they are applied to the compilation of an analytical intelligence document.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:• Knowledge of intelligence and the intelligence process • National Intelligence Model • Bichard Report • Audit Commission • Human Rights Act, 1998 • Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 • Police Act, 1997 • The role of the intelligence analyst • The Intelligence Report • Elements of related criminological theory; rational choice theory, situational crime prevention, routine activity theory
Module Overview:
This programme will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the role, uses and application of intelligence within contemporary policing and partner agencies. You will also develop an understanding of how intelligence can be ethically collected, collated, evaluated, managed and analysed. This will also include the impact of the National Intelligence Model within policing and the wider criminal justice arena.
Additional Information:The module aims to develop students' understanding of how intelligence is used to drive operational policing practice and criminal investigation. Students will be able to identify and critically appraise, the context of how intelligence is gathered, and how investigations can be affected. The module will explore relevant legislation and policy and practice guidance in relation to intelligence gathering, intelligence management, information sharing, confidentiality and public protection. Students, through the analysis of critical incidents, will develop an understanding of good practice in relation to intelligence management. The assessments on the module will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the policy and procedural guidance which relate to a specific area of the field.

Assessments

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