Overview

Classes will involve a combination of lecture content and group discussion regarding the application of criminological theory to the practical aspects of police work.

Indicative content: -Evidence-Based Policing: Examining the role of evidence based policing -Evidence-Based Policing: Systematically reviewing and critically evaluating evidence -Research Methods and Skills -Response Policing: Theories on human behaviour in the context of response -Decision-making and discretion: Effectiveness -Reviewing the learning from the attachment experiences

Attachments DHEP students will undertake a period of professional attachment to each of the key areas, these being: Criminal Investigation Department, Intelligence, Roads Policing, and Community Policing.

Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyse evidence-based policing and ‘what works’ in policing - Learning outcome 1

• Critically evaluate public perceptions of response policing and the effectiveness of response policing in the context of dealing with critical and major incidents - Learning outcome 2

• Evaluate the effectiveness of policing decisions and the importance of risk assessment in decision making - Learning outcome 3

• Gain a thorough understanding of research methods and research approaches that underpin evidence based policing including quantitative and qualitative methods - Learning outcome 4

• Gain an understanding of how to ask research questions, design research projects, and conduct research - Learning outcome 5