BSc (Hons) Professional Policing Bachelor's degree at the University of Plymouth

This module provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the profession of policing in modern Britain. It explores the structure and function of the police service, the unique position of the office of constable, and how the police secure and maintain public consent for policing to take place. It describes the exercise of using police powers without favour or affection, malice or ill will and the role of the College of Policing in developing and maintaining national standards and evide

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This module introduces the acute customer facing activities of response officers and the challenges faced by those at the "sharp end" of policing. It examines the personal impact on officers of handling trauma and violence. It also explains the controversial aspects of policing the road network, both for the safety of road uses, as well as denying criminal the use of the roads.

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This module Illustrates the challenges associated with trying to police both economically and socially deprived urban environments as well as isolated coastal and rural communities. Students will utilise their understanding of community policing to dissect the complicated interactions between community needs and how policing treads a fine line to improve community cohesion. This will be exemplified in case studies examining the strengths of communities when they come together, whilst acknowledgi

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This module introduces students to criminological theory. The module addresses the importance of theory in criminology and professional policing, critically examines a range of criminological theories, and applies criminological thought to a variety of practical concerns throughout history, including contemporary social life and problem-solving policing.

Intelligence is the lifeblood of policing, and this module will identify the key aspects of the National Intelligence Model and explain the challenges associated with the collection, analysis, dissemination and practical applications of criminal and community intelligence. The legislation on handling and storing police information is also explored using case studies.

This module explains the history and development of problem-oriented policing and students will interpret the problem analysis triangle and SARA models alongside criminological concepts such as routine activity and rational choice theories. The module encourages reflection on evidence-based policing foundations to develop creative and innovative approaches to solving policing problems.

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In this module students will investigate a simulated serious crime scenario. Starting from a real-life or virtual reality crime scene students will secure the area, collect samples for forensic analysis, look at the wider collection of evidence from victims, witnesses, CCTV etc and interview a suspect in real time using the PEACE model of police interviewing. This will help to dispel any myths about the investigation process from watching police TV and film dramas and concentrates on the signifi

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In this module the complexities associated with victim and witness evidence and the care required when dealing with them are demonstrated and analysed. Personal communication skills and the ability to manage inter-personal conflict in a professional manner will be addressed practically and theoretically.

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No policing degree can be complete without a detailed understanding of the UK criminal justice system and the role of the police within it. Students will look at a crime and take it through the criminal justice process, the Crown Prosecution Service, a simulated Magistrates and Crown Court, and look at prison and probation as well the often-neglected role of the police with Her Majesties' Coroner when seeking to understand why and how a person has died.

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The police service operates in a risky environment with the need for fast paced but high-quality decision making. The presence near Plymouth of a Naval dockyard, Critical National Infrastructure, a football club, and well-known rave sites, gives ample opportunity to experientially examine the National Police Decision Model and its links to the Code of Ethics. Students will also look at policing protests and the discretion available to the police during such critical incidents. We will use real-l

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This module builds on the Policing Communities work from stage 1 and takes a more detailed and nuanced look at those communities who are perceived as "other", especially in rural environments. How is it possible to improve community cohesion and the quality of police service offering to those who are marginalised or neglected by public services across the peace? The lived experiences of Black and Minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, faith, disabled, and travelling communities will be explored through the in

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In this module, students develop their knowledge and practical skills in qualitative and quantitative social research methodologies. The students also learn how to use computer software packages to help with the collection and analysis of data. In addition, students gain knowledge of how to create a research proposal.

This module defines the concept of vulnerability and analyses the national drivers for the police in providing a professional and ethical service to people who are, or may be, vulnerable, suffering harm or at risk of harm. It uses national examples of vulnerability and risk, such as the Baby P case and gang culture, to develop a deep understanding of the psychology of vulnerability and the importance of a bespoke police response to handling the associated challenges.

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This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the nature and contours of contemporary terrorist threats in a domestic and international context, and the infrastructures, policy frameworks, practices and technologies through which such threats are countered and responded to, both in the real and virtual worlds.

The ethics of the police service and standards of morality and probity in public life are a matter of constant concern. Drawing on international counter corruption experience this module will examine police corruption, its causes, the harm it produces and the cultural icons of the police service, such as the "blue wall of silence" that might encourage corrupt or improper behaviours.

The area of digital policing is explored in detail as there can be no criminal cases in the modern world that do not involve cyber-derived evidence from phones and other mobile electronic devices. The prevalence of online hate crime, fraud, bullying and sexual exploitation are examined with a view to synthesising the literature into a roadmap for protecting people in a digital environment.

This module provides students with the opportunity to undertake their own sociological, criminological, professional policing or anthropological research project, working independently but under the supervision of an academic member of staff from the relevant discipline.