POL5033 - Response Policing

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module will enable students to appreciate the purpose, benefits, and challenges of response policing in a variety of contexts. Students will explore the function of response policing and the key issues surrounding response policing, roads policing and attending major incidents. There is a particular focus on the key issues relating to the complexity and challenges of operational policing. The module enables students to appreciate the importance of various strategies in place to assist those involved in response policing to remain effective in an increasingly challenging environment. Students will become familiar with the main sources of information and academic research about this area of front-line policing and be able to use these materials for research purposes.

This module will cover and review the overall scope of the response policing role and they types of incidents and crimes likely to be encountered in this area of operational policing. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of the police and joint interoperability between other attending emergency services at an incident. Numerous examples of high-profile critical incidents will be reviewed to establish the worst and best policing practices; incidents such as the Hillsborough disaster and the Grenfell fire will be explored and examined. Specific challenges faced by response officers will be examined in more complex response situations and contexts. This module will also examine the key social, political, and strategic drivers impacting upon contemporary response policing and strategies involved in response policing to ensure they remain effective in an increasingly challenging environment.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Sessions will compromise a lecture which will deliver theory to provide foundation to the workshops, which will encompass more practical approaches where students can apply their learning.

Lectures will now consolidate theory and develop depth to concepts, utilising where possible digital learning tools, such as vevox and padlet to assist students in their understanding.

Workshops will have more inclusive learning methods, such as visual elements – gamification, storyboards, videos etc will be incorporated into lecture plans to assist with breaking down more complex material, and to ensure students are confident with exploring their ideas in relation to the professional policing landscape.

Students will be practiced at this level with more practical elements of professional practice, and examination of cases for criticality will start to link strongly to research areas. Evidence-based policing will continue to feature as part of learning, and an opportunity to link research skills and practice. Students will be more confident and competent to assign legislation and skills to practice, which is reflected in the choice of assessment, which builds on their employability skills.

This module has a skill based practical assessment, which consolidates much of the learning at this level. Students will practice elements of response to incidents, including critical and major incidents to assist in developing their critical thinking, and pressured decision making, and rationale in formative practice throughout this module.

Lectures
Hours: 30
Intended group size: 25 - 60

Workshops
Hours: 30
Intended group size: 25 - 60

Guided independent study
Hours: 260

Further details relating to assessment
Component 1: Practical Case Study Scenario: Students will engage in practical group skills practice, evaluating their decision making, teamwork skills and professionalism in a response themed assessment of a critical and major incident to bring a sense of ‘real’ pressure. This will assist in consolidation of knowledge throughout each stage of a ‘live’ scenario.

Component 2: Written Assignment: Students will complete a critical reflection using their practical case study scenario, alongside a review of their choice into a critical and major incident in the UK, examining theory, policy, and practice to highlight improvements that can be made to future response policing.

Please Note: The module must be passed (minimum 40) as a requirement of the College of Policing and cannot be condoned for marginal failure.

Assessment:

001 Practical Scenario; 4 hr; Mid sem 2 50%
002 Written Assignment; 2000 words; End sem 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jon Hyslop
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2

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