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If you have any questions about the course, our lecturers are on hand to help. Below are some examples of frequently asked questions. Can you think of any more?Ìý

  • What are the qualities of a successful Policing student at ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÌúËãÅÌ?
  • How can I prepare myself to study Policing at ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÌúËãÅÌ?
  • How will I know that Policing at ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÌúËãÅÌ is the right choice for me?

Why Study Policing?

This course will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshops and seeks to provide students with a thorough grounding in a range of key issues and themes required to work as a police officer, including:Ìý

  • The context of contemporary policing, police culture, models of policing (including community policing and evidence-based policing)
  • The development, role, organisation and governance of efforts to reduce and prevent crime and harm, and to ensure personal and public safety and security in different locations
  • Crime prevention measures and their effectiveness
  • Trends in crime and victimisation; different forms of crime and their social organisation (including organized crime; e-crime, and terrorism)
  • Different theoretical approaches to the study, analysis and explanation of crime, deviance and victimisation.

Our Research in Policing

The exciting and significantÌýresearchÌýcarried out by our academic staff in the field of Crime, Criminal Justice and Society plays an important role in making ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÌúËãÅÌ a world-leading research institution.

Our Researchers are interested in the effects of crime as well as criminal justice on society. This includes internationally recognised research conducted in the School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences exploring representations of crime in news and entertainment media, policy development on the appropriate responses to crime, changes in criminal justice arrangements in times of austerity, as well as broader theoretical questions of governance through crime and justice.

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