Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
5105PS-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. Discuss and identify the potential constraints, associated with an evidence-based policing approach.
2. Identify the specialist roles and procedures that can assist in gathering information and intelligence, which is relevant not only to the matter under consideration but to the tasking and coordinating process.
3. Critically review the constitutional role of the police, assessing the strengths and weakness of different policing models and strategies in effectively dealing with crime and associated issues.
4. Evaluate the benefits that a greater understanding of sociology and criminology can have, upon operational policing and decision making.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Analyse and explain the problem solving approach to policing and the constituents of the various approaches to problem solving.
2.
Evaluate the application of the National Decision Model to a given policing problem.
3.
Discuss the concept of risk and the associated issues.
4.
Discuss how a greater understanding of sociology and criminology, can have a beneficial effect on operational policing and decision making.
5.
Evaluate crime prevention theories and strategies and different policing strategies.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Constraints and best practice of Evidenced based policing.
Gathering, reviewing and evaluating information.
Information and Intelligence.
Decision-making.
National Decision Making Model.
Tasking and Co-ordination process.
Policing Communities.
Problem solving approach to policing.
Module Overview:
This module will develop your understanding of the literature relevant to the concept of evidence based practice as it relates to Policing. You will also explore the epistemological, methodological and ethical underpinnings of the study.
This module will develop your understanding of the literature relevant to the concept of evidence based practice as it relates to Policing. You will also explore the epistemological, methodological and ethical underpinnings of the study.
Additional Information:This module explores the emerging Evidenced Based Policing / Evidence Based Practice discourse.