Rhedir gan School of History, Law and Social Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 2

Trefnydd: Dr Gwenda Jones

This module will consolidate students’ understanding of the role of the police constable with all its complexities. It will review some of the learning from Years 1 and 2 and provide insights into the additional complexities. It will discuss the intelligence cycle, police cultures and individual biases and their impact on discretion. It will encourage reflective practice by showing examples of continuous improvement and ‘lessons learnt’ from the reviewing of incidents.

Indicative content:

-Policing as a profession – NPCC, College of Policing

-Impact of police culture and personal bias on decision-making and discretion

-Specific police responsibilities in major incidents and public protection events

-The Intelligence cycle and the responsibility for data protection

-The reflective practitioner

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C- to B+

Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and students ability to summarise and critically analyse theory.

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A- to A+

Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and students ability to summarise and critically analyse theory.

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Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and students ability to summarise and critically analyse theory.

1. Critically review what is means to occupy the profession of a police officer and the expectations of continuous learning and development

2. Appreciate the impact of police culture and individual bias on decision making and bias

3. Examine the intelligence cycle and the responsibilities of holding sensitive information on individuals

4. Reflect on the personal and professional use of social media

5. Examine the strategies developed to encourage ethical and fair decision making

6. Ability to reflect on own policing practice to improve policing

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
	Reflection		20.00
	Essay		40.00
	Exam		40.00

		Oriau
Workshop	2 hour lecture/workshops x 12 weeks	24
Private study	176 hours private study - students are expected to read widely and prepare for weekly workshops and assessments	176

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Ymwybyddiaeth o ddiogelwch - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch amgylchedd a hyder o ran cadw at reoliadau iechyd a diogelwch
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
• Rheloaeth - Gallu defnyddio, cydlynu a rheoli adnoddau (dynol, ffisegol ac/neu ariannol)
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.
• Arweinyddiaeth - Gallu arwain a rheoli, datblygu cynlluniau gweithredu ac amcanion, cynnig arweiniad a chyfarwyddyd i eraill, ac ymdopi â'r pwysau sy'n gysylltiedig ag awdurdod o'r fath

• The role of the police constable, its history, and changes over time
• The context of contemporary policing; police culture; models of policing including community policing, evidence-based policing; the extended police family
• Crime investigation processes, criminal justice, and complex crimes
• Crime prevention measures and their effectiveness as well as human rights issues in relation to preventive and pre-emptive measures
• How crime, deviance, harm, and victimisation are socially and legally constructed; the different sources of information about crime and victimisation, how they are produced, including their location in particular legal, political, social and ideological frameworks, and how they can be interpreted
• Trends in crime and victimisation; different forms of crime and their social organisation including organized crime; e-crime, and terrorism
• Relationships between crime, deviance, victimisation, policing and social divisions such as age, gender, social class, and ethnicity
• Apply different policing models and communication skills as situations require
• Understanding of national decision model and the Code of Ethics in Policing to guide discretion
• Competence and confidence in using evidence in policing including identifying and deploying a range of research strategies including qualitative and quantitative methods and the use of published data sources and to select and apply appropriate strategies for specific research problems
• Recognise individuals' vulnerabilities and situations of risk (to self and others)
• Ability to locate, manage, and analyse secondary data, as well as generating and evaluating empirical evidence
• Appreciate the complexity and diversity of the ways in which crime is constituted, represented and dealt with; and making reasoned arguments
• Assess the merits of competing theories relevant to crime, victimisation and policing as well as other responses to crime and deviance
• Assess the merits and diversity of objectives of competing responses to crime and deviance, including the protection of human rights and its implications for policing
• Gather, retrieve and synthesise data and information; reporting and presenting data analyses graphically and in writing

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

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Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/sxy-3026.html

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• L436: BSc Professional Policing (Pre-join) year 3 (BSC/PP)