POL5052 - Advanced Understanding of the Police Service

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, apprentices will be able to:
1 - Appraise the professional requirements of the police service, the necessity for these and how these are upheld; and,
2 - Draw on professional approaches to policing, including fairness, ethics and integrity.

Content:

This module will compare the professional standards within the police service to similar professional organisations. It will allow for analysis of processes and procedures designed to reduce the possibility of malpractice and how independent bodies, such as the IPCC and HMICFRS hold the police to account.

Students will examine why people in positions of respect or authority may fail to comply with such policies or protocols and commit criminal offences, and then review how misconduct/ malpractice influences future professional policing. They will consider the impact of organisational justice on a constable and consider strategies for dealing with organisational culture. A review of the progress being made within the police service to improve professional standards will be conducted.

Students will also analyse theories and concepts linked to ethics and apply professional approaches to policing, demonstrating fairness, ethics and integrity.

This module will encourage students to reflect on where knowledge associated with British Values, Prevent, Healthy Relationships and Safeguarding have been developed.

English language, and where appropriate maths skills, will be developed through this module. The skills associated with the above subjects are developed to enable students to analyse theories and concepts linked to ethics, and apply professional approaches to policing, demonstrating fairness, ethics and integrity.

Digital skills will be developed through the utilisation of online resources such as the University's VLE, e-Portfolio system and Leeds Trinity University Library system.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Utilising the pre live post model, students will have preparation for the taught element, with a focused lecture-based input and discussion, allowing for the development and exploration of ideas. This will be followed by additional self-directed learning to enhance their initial teaching.

Independent study time should be spent on specific pre learning (on-demand learning – available to all students on Moodle), for example, engaging in specific background reading of the topic and online exercises. Post learning activities will be provided by the module tutor, but these will generally be assessment focused enabling the learner to achieve the assessment requirements.

All activities and materials provided on Moodle will support the module content for the module delivery including pre, live and post activities and resources.The sequencing of the sessions will provide re-enforcement of the theoretical concepts developed during the delivery in a progressive pattern, aimed at developing knowledge and overall understanding.

Lectures
Hours: 36
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 164

Further details relating to assessment
Students are required to submit their Operational Competency Portfolio demonstrating operational practice in line with the expectations of the employing Force, the College of Policing and Authorised Professional Practice. The entries identify reflective practice in line with Kolb, cycle of reflection. This is a direct link between theoretical underpinning and practice, establishing the necessity of learning. The assessment provides scaffolding to enable a student officer to enter the Gateway for End-Point Assessment, which is a requirement of the apprenticeship, and be granted Full Operational Competency status.

Formative assessment is captured through Q&A with tutors and peers throughout the module to ensure learning and understanding of the topics covered and identify and gaps or trends. Decision making and problem-solving activity allows for students to apply their knowledge practically. Practical observations and professional discussions based on workplace activity with workplace assessors will allow for both feedback and feed-forward opportunities to develop student’s confidence and ability in applying their learning within a controlled learning environment.

Please note that all assessments must be passed (at 40 for numerical marks) as a requirement of the College of Policing.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Katie Oxley
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NOT APPLICABLE
Semester(s) Offered - 5P623S5AP5AP5AP

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