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Policing 

Explore our Undergraduate Policing Courses

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Student Experience 

My full name is Ross Oliver Griffiths. The course I'm studying is Professional Policing and I'm in my first year.

The reason I chose Bangor University and was after coming to an open day here.

After meeting all the lectures and seeing the course content, I thought this is the right place for me.

The coolest part of my course so far has been the experiences that we've had.

We've been able to go to the control centre in St Asaph.

Armed Response unit has come to visit us and show us the equipment that they use and to give it a good insight into North Wales Police.

Favourite thing of Bangor 100% is the community that we have here.

But also say the amount of sports that we have here as well make it a lot easier to make friends outside as well.

Piece of advice that I'd have to new students would be just join in with everything and come out of your shell as much as you can.

Do you have a question about life as a Bangor University student? Our ambassadors will be happy to help you find the answer.

They can tell you more about studying here, about the amazing Clubs and Societies we have, and how they made friends and settled into life at university.

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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? 

  • What are the qualities of a successful Policing student at Bangor?
  • How can I prepare myself to study Policing at Bangor?
  • How will I know that Policing at Bangor 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: 

  • 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 significant research carried out by our academic staff in the field of Crime, Criminal Justice and Society plays an important role in making Bangor University 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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