Course Catalogue

Justice Studies

The module is intended to ensure that DA’s have the knowledge understanding and skills to conduct more complex investigations, in a Response Policing context. They will review the evidence base in this area and research how to implement and develop practical solutions to provide effective policing methods in this area whilst furthering their own competence within the pathway.

Outline Syllabus:
Reducing knife crime What constitutes a firearms incident Role of the NDM in firearms incidents Building trust - with the vulnerable e.g. homeless people, missing persons The 'pack mentality' and the actions of organised low-level crime syndicates Recording police action on social media How to increase police visibility and accessibility to the public Radicalisation and perceptions of the effectiveness of the 'prevent' strategy Impact of social and political change upon response policing How response policing adapts to reduced resources and financial constraints Analysing and reporting on issues such as: • Current policing awareness of social/community issues • Cultural/socio-political influences and change PEEL reports into police effectiveness Reforms required to enable the police service to fulfil its primary functions Potential impact of resourcing demands on policing: • Doing more with less money and fewer officers • Increasing and different demands e.g. mental health and social issues, technical/digital crime, extremism • Staffing levels, abstractions and availability • Maintaining morale when faced with extent and pace of change How response policing can deal with challenges posed by issues of resourcing How personal pressures generated by response policing can be alleviated: • Personal time management - balancing efficiency and effectiveness with professionalism and stress • Being proactive to help prevent or reduce crime and disorder • Personal coping strategies, including formal channels of support

Module Overview:
The module is intended to ensure that you have the knowledge, understanding and skills to conduct more complex investigations in a Response Policing context. You will review the evidence base in this area and research how to implement and develop practical solutions to provide effective policing methods in this area whilst furthering your own competence within the pathway.

Additional Information:
Each of the Pathways are specified by the PSRB and the employing force. This module will sit alongside the research project and ensure the DA has the required knowledge. It is not a research project in itself.

Please note the completion of the Full Operational Competence Portfolio is also required for this module (pass/fail) 

The following Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours are covered in this module:

Knowledge:

• Key cross-cutting and inter-dependent areas of policing, including: roles and responsibilities, criminal justice, counter terrorism, vulnerability (including public protection and mental health) and risk.
• Applicable aspects of Authorised Professional Practice (the official source of policing professional practice), legal and organisational requirements relating to the operational policing context (response, community, intelligence, investigation and roads/transport).
• Systematically gather, submit and share information and intelligence to further policing-related outcomes
• Risk manage health and safety for self and for others.
• Social behaviour and society, including their origins, development, organisation, networks and institutions and how this relates to policing across diverse and increasingly complex communities.
• The causes, mitigations and prevention of crime and how this knowledge and understanding can influence and be applied to accountable decision-making in all operational policing environments.
• In-depth knowledge, understanding and expertise relevant to organisational/local needs, including the following operational policing contexts: response, community, intelligence, investigation and roads/transport.
• Different approaches to systematic evidence-based preventative policing, including how to critically analyse, interpret, implement, share and evaluate findings to problem solve and further positive outcomes. These may relate to internal organisational practice or external social or criminal factors.

Skills:

• Provide an initial, autonomous and ongoing response to incidents, which can be complex, confrontational and life- threatening, to bring about the best possible outcomes. Provide an initial, autonomous response to crime scenes, where encountered, that require the management and preservation of evidence and exhibits.
• Assess risk and threats across increasingly complex policing contexts, to take decisions and evaluate initiatives and their outcomes, including the impact of differing actions and methods, in accordance with the policing national decision- making model and evidence-based principles. Take account of the best available evidence from a wide array of sources, including research & analysis, when making decisions. Apply justified discretion when appropriate and it is in the public interest to do so.
• Proactively introduce new ways of working and innovation to police work where appropriate and possible, and apply critical thinking across policing activities within own area of responsibility.
• Plan, apply and evaluate different policing approaches alongside partner organisations or as part of a multi-disciplinary team to address identified, often complex, issues, concerns and situations to reduce and prevent crime in communities. Provide supportive leadership to community groups, making informed decisions that encourage the delivery of localised strategies.

Behaviours:

• Taking accountability - Being accountable and taking ownership for own role and responsibilities, whilst being effective and willing to take appropriate, justifiable risks.
• Collaborative - Work effectively with colleagues and external partners, sharing skills, knowledge and insights as appropriate to lead to the best possible results.

All assessed components on this module must be successfully passed for credit to be released.