The Module addresses these key areas of study within each area several learning outcomes will be examined:

Maintaining Professional Standards

Compare professional standards requirements within the police service to similar professional organisations

Analyse how the police have developed policies and procedures to reduce the possibility of professional malpractice and increase community confidence

Analyse the role that independent bodies such as the IPCC or HMIC play in holding the police accountable to the public

Examine why people in positions of respect or authority may fail to comply with policies, procedures, protocols or legislation, and commit criminal offences

Review how previous instances of misconduct/malpractice can influence future professional policing

Review the progress being made within the police service to improve professional standards

Decision-making and Discretion

Evaluate decisions made whilst on operational duty and the impact upon the outcome of the use (or otherwise) of the National Decision Model

Understand the importance of accountability in assessing risk

Evaluate the impact of risk aversion and risk avoidance on the ability of the police to deliver an effective service

Understand how varying circumstances can exert influence upon the decision-making process

Critically review policing incidents in which ethical considerations have been crucial to the decision-making process

Communication Skills

Evaluate and apply a range of theories and practices associated with communication

Develop non-verbal communication skills for use in professional contexts

Deliver appropriate and effective presentations to an audience

Understand the process for conducting an operational briefing

Well-being and Resilience

Understand the potential impact of organisational justice on a police constable

Evolve strategies for dealing with organisational culture in policing

Leadership and Team-working

Develop team-building skills based on objective analysis of models currently being deployed within the police

Evaluate theories of team dynamics as a means of developing team cohesion

Examine why inter-personal conflict can occur within a team and develop strategies to enhance individual and team performance

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse how the police have developed policies and procedures to reduce the possibility of professional malpractice and increase community confidence

• Analyse the role that independent bodies such as the IPCC or HMIC play in holding the police accountable to the public

• Compare professional standards requirements within the police service to similar professional organisations

• Critically review policing incidents in which ethical considerations have been crucial to the decision-making process

• Deliver appropriate and effective presentations to an audience

• Develop non-verbal communication skills for use in professional contexts

• Develop team-building skills based on objective analysis of models currently being deployed within the police

• Evaluate and apply a range of theories and practices associated with communication

• Evaluate decisions made whilst on operational duty and the impact upon the outcome of the use (or otherwise) of the National Decision Model

• Evaluate the impact of risk aversion and risk avoidance on the ability of the police to deliver an effective service

• Evaluate theories of team dynamics as a means of developing team cohesion

• Evolve strategies for dealing with organisational culture in policing

• Examine why inter-personal conflict can occur within a team and develop strategies to enhance individual and team performance

• Examine why people in positions of respect or authority may fail to comply with policies, procedures, protocols or legislation, and commit criminal offences

• Review how previous instances of misconduct/malpractice can influence future professional policing

• Review the progress being made within the police service to improve professional standards

• Understand how varying circumstances can exert influence upon the decision-making process

• Understand the importance of accountability in assessing risk

• Understand the potential impact of organisational justice on a police constable

• Understand the process for conducting an operational briefing