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25/04/2017 Policing, Politics and Governance, BSc 2017/18

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BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance is one of nine named policing awards that form part of the PolicingSuite of programmes. The aims of the BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance are to provide you with theopportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of:

all aspects of police governance;

the effectiveness (or otherwise) of police governance in action through direct observations of policegovernance;

the concepts and principles relating to the police role, within ethical contexts;

the limits of police professionalism associated with discretion authority and public trust.

To provide practical experience, students are encouraged to become volunteers within the criminal justice systemas part of their studies. For example, opportunities include volunteering in local police organisations as specialconstables, victim support and the rehabilitation of offenders within the community.

2017/18

WHY POLICING, POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE?

BSc single honours

Policing, Politics and Governance



Your studies in year one will provide a broad and general introduction to the police and policing. Crucially, thesemodules will also introduce you to key themes and ideas to be explored in all the named awards that follow atyears two and three. After completion of your first year which is common to all Policing Suite students, you willmaintain some ‘Core Police/Policing’ input. However, in your second and third years you will focus upon modulesrelating to BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance. This will normally mean that you can take two or threedesignated modules to study in years two and three.

Flexibility is a key aspect of the Policing Suite. You will have the ability to move to a different named award atvarious key ‘review points’ throughout your studies.

Possible directions through the Policing Suite:

Having registered on BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance in the Policing Suite and completed thecommon first year, you will have the opportunity to:

Continue on BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance for the next two years until the end of yourstudies;

OR

Choose a different named award before starting year two and continue on your new choice until the end ofyour studies; OR

Within the bounds of what modules you have successfully completed in year two, choose a different namedaward before starting year three, and continue on the new choice until the end of your studies.

The University is experienced in developing partnerships and bespoke policing degrees with international policeeducators.

Policing continues to grow as an important, attractive, relevant and vibrant domain for study at undergraduateand postgraduate level in British universities. As evidence of this, we have been involved in the provision ofpolicing degree programmes for over twenty years.

“The School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing at Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversity is a truly outstanding academic institution that combines a theoreticalexamination of the policing environment with practical experience to providestudents with a unique insight into this everchanging field.”

Policing graduate

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?



BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will provide you with an academic and vocational understanding ofpolicing and also serves as an introduction to a career with the police. BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics andGovernance draws upon a number of disciplinary strands ranging from criminology, law, politics, psychology,forensics, sociology and philosophy. A key feature is to provide you with flexibility and choice in deciding the detailof your programme of study, with opportunities to change from your original programme of choice to a differentnamed award within the Policing Suite.

BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will appeal to you if you are interested in joining the police as awarranted officer, but also if you are keen on other policing careers. Increasingly policing is performed by manyorganisations, and police services likewise employ a significant number of nonwarranted employees (this willtypically amount to 3040% of a police service’s overall workforce).

Similarly, if you wish to develop specialist knowledge in closely related/interdependent fields to policing – crimeand policing research, criminal psychology, police governance (Police and Crime Commissioners), civilemergencies/contingencies – then this will be on offer too and will equip you for pursuing careers in wider fieldsparticularly in the criminal justice sector.

"The course is ideal for anyone aiming for a career within the police service as wellas those looking to go into other roles within the law enforcement and securitysector. The course material provides students with all the necessary knowledge aswell as the necessary skills for the practical application of it within a workingenvironment. The staff themselves have a vast knowledge from their own careerswithin policing, allowing them to provide invaluable guidance to the students.”

Alex Davies , student

The programme will emphasise the diversity of the police role by drawing upon a variety of contexts in whichpolicing is discussed. This will include debates concerning moves to foster a commitment to interagency work, thelegal and ethical parameters and duties involved, criminological theories, the application of rational and scientificmethods and the development of policing skills.

The attributes and qualities associated with policing are highly valued and sought after in many areas ofprofessional life. Many other possible career opportunities follow from graduating with BSc (Hons) Policing,Politics and Governance. These include the civil service, local government, the courts, the Prison Service, Her

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Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, National Offender Management Service, charitable and voluntaryorganisations working in the criminal justice sector, community safety organisations, National Crime Agency, thesecurity service, Border Force and the private sector security industry.

We also believe BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will arm you as a graduate with learning in newand emerging crime and policing trends such as cybersecurity, international (borderless) crime, evidencebasedpolicing, and crime science and so on. Such knowledge will undoubtedly become increasingly valuable infinancial, commercial and technological employment environments.

A key feature of the Policing Suite in general is to provide you a level of flexibility and choice in deciding the detailof your programme of study with opportunities to change from your original programme of choice to a differentnamed award within the Policing Suite.

Work experience

To provide practical experience, you will be encouraged to become a volunteer within the criminal justice systemas part of your studies. For instance, you may decide to volunteer in a local police organisation as a specialconstable, in victim support or with the rehabilitation of offenders within the community.

Blackstone’s Handbook for Policing Students, now in its eleventh edition, is published by Oxford UniversityPress. The writing team, led by Professor Robin Bryant, are all from the School of Law, Criminal Justiceand Computing. The book has been used by the majority of police services in England and Wales as thecore text for new recruits into the police service and it is a key reading for students on preservice policingprogrammes in universities across the country.

Contributors from the School include Dr Sofia Graca, Kevin LawtonBarrett, Dr Martin O’Neill, Dr SteveTong, Bob Underwood and Dr Dominic Wood. The Handbook reflects the multitude of avenues into policingnow open to future police officers, from prejoin courses to progression from serving as a special constableor working as a Police Community Support Officer and covers the major requirements of the revisedCertificate in Knowledge of Policing, as well as the IPLDP Diploma in Policing.

Other information

Previously, the School has offered study visits for policing students. These trips have included riot trainingwith Kent Police, study visits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of TheNetherlands. These trips are aimed at providing students with a professional insight into different policingorganisations within the UK and in Europe and are subject to availability.



The external examiner system is the principal external means, on a continuous basis, for assuring themaintenance of quality, academic standards and comparability across the higher education sector. Thecontribution of the external examiners is integral to procedures for monitoring and maintaining academicstandards. The Policing Suite is proud to have the Chief Constable of Sussex, Giles York QPM, as one ofits external examiners.

Year one

Core modules

Policing: What Works

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of thebasic concepts and principles relative to policing and the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Themodule is designed to enable you to gain an understanding of the position and role of the police in the widercontext of criminal investigation and offender management and to explore the organisations which form thecriminal justice system in the United Kingdom.

Police, Policing and Security

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of thebasic concepts and principles relative to policing and the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Themodule is designed to enable you to gain an understanding of the position and role of the police in the widercontext of criminal investigation and offender management and to explore the organisations which form thecriminal justice system in the United Kingdom.

Crime Science

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of thebasic concepts and principles of existing scientific approaches and broader techniques in the prevention,investigation and detection of crime. The module will explore ways in which the nature of crime can be informedby science and police investigative approaches. It will investigate how science can support detection andcontribute towards crime prevention and it will also consider how scientific methods are applied to crimereduction.

The Law and Politics of Policing

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of thebasic concepts and principles relating to the police role, within legal, political and social contexts. It also aims topresent you with an understanding of the various organisational forms that policing takes within the extended

MODULE INFORMATION



police family, different functions and models of policing, and the legitimacy of police use of powers in differentpolicing contexts.

Policing and the Criminal Justice System

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of thebasic concepts and principles relative to policing and the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Themodule is designed to enable you to gain an understanding of the position and role of the police in the widercontext of criminal investigation and offender management and to explore the organisations which form thecriminal justice system in the United Kingdom

Police Practice, Policy and Procedures 1

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of basicpolice practices, policies and procedures in England and Wales. It is the first of three modules which embedwithin them components enabling the student to attain the Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP).

Year two

Core modules

Democratic Policing – Its Tensions and Dilemmas

The main aim of the module is to develop your appreciation of the (British) police role within legal, political, stateand social contexts. It also aims to present you with an understanding of the various organisational forms thatpolicing takes within the extended police family, different functions and models of policing, but with a particularaccent on the legitimacy of police powers in differing policing situations. In particular, the liberal, democratic andpluralist setting will be used to explore, highlight and problematize the limitations, constraints and tensions on theuse of police/state powers. The relationship between state, citizen and the police (as ultimately the coercive armof the former) will be of special focus and attention.

Evidencebased Policing

The module will explore Evidencebased Policing which according to the College of Policing involves ‘using thebest available evidence to inform decisions about practices and policies’ together with assessing whatcontribution this makes to our understanding of the activities of the police and policing agencies. This module isabout examining research approaches within the context of professional policing in other words looking at howthe research is embedded into police practices. The module examines the development of police research in anhistorical context and moves beyond Randomised Control Trials to include examining the contributions of variousresearch providers.

Principles of Neighbourhood Policing

The overall aim of the module is to develop an understanding of neighbourhood and community policing. Byexamining the key features of each and considering arguments for and against the adoption of these models ofpolicing. The module aims to develop your awareness of the qualities required of a professional neighbourhoodpolice officer. The module also aims to develop your ability to identify professional and academic literature relatedto neighbourhood and community policing and to engage with issues related to this area of study in anindependent and autonomous manner.



Principles of Criminal Investigation

The main aims of the module are to develop your knowledge and understanding of police investigations in the UKand the law underpinning these investigations. The module requires you to become acquainted with the history,structure and function of investigative work in the UK as well as concepts and procedures and current practicesrelating to police investigations of volume, series and major crimes. In addition you will acquire a knowledge andunderstanding of the current law in relation to police investigative powers, safeguards for suspects, and selectedcriminal offences.


The aim of the module is to provide students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding ofpolice practices, policies and procedures in England and Wales. It is the second of three modules, which embedwithin them components enabling you to attain the Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP). The CKP is anationallyrecognised qualification located within the Qualifications Curriculum Framework (QCF) and accreditsthe underpinning learning which takes place in a preservice learning programme for the purposes of supportingflexible entry routes into the police service.

Likely optional modules

Evidence Relating to Criminal Investigation

The main aims of the module are to develop your knowledge and understanding of evidential issues and howthese relate to police investigations in the UK. The module requires students to become acquainted withlegislation and current case law. In addition you will acquire a knowledge and understanding of the legal processboth pre and posttrial.

International Policing – Structures and Dynamics

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge of the structures whichregulate international policing. It also aims to develop the student’s critical understanding of the dynamics whichdetermine the forms and priorities of international policing.

Year three

Core modules

Police Governance in 21st Century

The main aim of the module is to develop a more detailed and advanced understanding of all aspects of policegovernance. ‘Police governance’ in this context means the quartet of actors making up the key strategic, policyand operational decisionmaking elements of policing in England and Wales namely the home secretary, chiefconstables, police and crime commissioners and (local) police and crime panels. This module will explore in somedepth the role of these individuals or bodies, analysing how they operate in governance terms alone, as well as inbilateral or multilateral contexts. Given their newness to the scene (PCCs were only introduced in 2012),particular attention will be paid to the emergence of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) and how they areimpacting on policing and police governance. References will be made to the PCC predecessor governance body– police authorities (abolished in 2012) as a way of understanding the introduction of so called ‘democraticpolicing’. Building on knowledge that you will already have received on the extent to which policing is or hasbecome political, you will also closely study the role of central government in relation to police governance.



Finally, the module will expose you to real police governance in action. This will include observing PCCs, chiefconstables and police and crime panels in forums where policing accountability and governance is exposed to thespotlight of public scrutiny.

Police Ethics

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of theconcepts and principles relating to the police role, within ethical contexts. The module aims to present you with anunderstanding of the setting in which police ethics are placed and the levels of professionalism within the policeservice. The module will explore the need for ethical behaviour and investigate a variety of ethical frameworkswith reference to Kant’s theory of duty and absolutism. The module will examine utilitarianism and considercharacter, justice and virtue within the police service. The module will expand on police misconduct such ascorruption of authority, police deviance in general, ineptitude and misconduct and noble cause corruption. Finally,the module will expound the strategy of upholding standards of professional behaviour and introduction of thePolice Code of Ethics.

Police Reform and the Future of Policing

This module aims to provide the rationale behind police reform in the United Kingdom. It will critically examine therecent changes that have occurred in both Northern Ireland and Scotland. The module will review calls on the UKpolice service to respond to the dual challenge of increasing governmental/public demands for improvements inpolice efficiency and effectiveness in the context of decreasing real time increases in financial resources.

Individual Study

The aim of the Individual Study module is to develop your ability to research and analyse crime science in somedepth, and construct a wellreasoned argument based on your findings. In so doing the course aims to provideyou with a degree of autonomy in your learning by allowing an opportunity to pursue in some depth, a study of atopic aligned to crime science.

Likely optional modules


The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of policepractices, policies and procedures in England and Wales. It is the third of three modules, which embed withinthem components enabling the student to attain the Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP). The CKP is anationally recognised qualification located within the Qualifications Curriculum Framework (QCF) and accreditsthe underpinning learning which takes place in a preservice learning programme for the purposes of supportingflexible entry routes into the police service.

Policing Terrorism and Political Violence in the UK

This module aims to give you an understanding of the emerging arena of critical incident management in policing,with a focus in application to the policing of terrorism in the UK. Critical incident management has a broaddefinition and wide application in practice. The module will consider diverse case studies which examine inpractice issues of decision making processes in controversial police decision making in policing, and capture thecritical instance learning points from these instances. The module will consider policing terrorism in contemporarysociety, history, philosophy, morals and ethics, decision making and balancing priorities and audiences. The multi



faceted dynamics surrounding, human rights, models of policing terrorism (intelligence, community etc.),CONTEST, radicalisation and the law will come together, offering a focused examination of theory and practice inpolicing the problem of terrorism and political violence in the UK.

Policing Cyberspace 1 – Investigating on the Web

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to further develop their knowledge andunderstanding of the nature and scope of cybersecurity in the UK and in particular to gain a comprehensiveunderstanding of how the Police Service deals with the challenges they have to face. It is expected that you willhave completed and passed the introductory module Frontiers of New Criminality: Cybersecurity in 21st Century.There is a rapid growth in the UK of criminal justice agencies staffing cybercrime units and investigators. Themodule will examine policing the internet, cyber surveillance, privacy, crime control, and will also explorevictimisation of individuals online through cyberstalking, child pornography and hate crimes. The module will alsoexamine more practical applications such as executing a ‘sting’ operations and search warrants for digitalevidence.

Strategic Issues in Policing

The main aim of the module is to develop your appreciation of strategic issues in policing. However, instead oflooking at organisational approaches and dynamics of police strategy and planning past and present (the primaryfocus of the year two module), this module will lead you through the recent epoch making periods of policing,showing the impact of various (and sometimes) competing police strategies, be they developed by the Serviceitself (e.g. neighbourhood policing, zero tolerance policing), or imposed by central government (‘tough on crime;tough on the causes of crime’).

Policing and the Media

The aim of the module is to provide you with the opportunity to explore the relationship between policing and themedia. The police service draws a great deal of attention from the public, in television programmes and cinemathrough to newspapers and the internet. Consequently, the opportunity to promote its image is wide and variedusing proactive media strategies which will reach all the way into the homes of the general public.Notwithstanding, that in some investigators minds, the police are no longer in control of their public image and areunable to maintain a sustainable level of secrecy surrounding their investigative techniques and activities. Indeeddespite a healthy interest in the way the police communicate with the public using various forms of media,commentators argue that little academic research has been carried out to determine the part played by the mediain a murder investigation and in particular how the public are informed about a murder investigation through themedia. As such, it could be argued that a clear divide remains between those in senior ranks who recognise thatthe general public should be coproducers of policing and those officers who on a daily come facetoface withthe general public and see themselves as primarily law enforcers.

The Challenges of Policing a Global Community

This course aims to provide the theoretical underpinning to understanding the global nature of crime and lawenforcement responses. It is a key objective of this course that students will understand the complexity of crossborder transnational crime and the characteristics that create problems for law enforcement agencies in thedisruption and prosecution of criminal acts.

Policing and Human Rights



The main aim of this module is to provide you with a critical understanding of the relevance of human rights topolicing standards and of the need to strike an acceptable balance between national security needs and theprotection of civil liberties. It also has the aim of providing students with a detailed knowledge of the impact ofHuman Rights legislation on police practice.

BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance has been designed to prepare you for a policing career which isbecoming ever more specialist. Private policing is expanding and public policing is going through a dynamicprofessionalisation process. BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance offers a comprehensive response to allthree developments.

New exciting careers are emerging in wider policing and security fields too and in addition, the evolving specialistrequirements of policing and private policing sector interests. For example, tackling cybercrime, fraud. Ourqualifications will be of assistance in pursuing a specialist police staff role (as opposed to be being a policeofficer) and also joining national police organisations such as the National Crime Agency. Importantly too, BSc(Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will also prepare you for other justicerelated public sector employmentincluding the Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, prisons, the civil service, offender rehabilitation and thearmed forces.

"The School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing at Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversity is a truly outstanding academic institution that combines a theoreticalexamination of the policing environment with practical experience to providestudents with a unique insight into this everchanging field. The courses are staffedby highly experienced, knowledgeable and passionate lecturers who take a realpride in the subject they are teaching, as well as the intellectual development oftheir students. The courses offered at Christ Church are not only an excellentprecursor to any career within the law enforcement sector, but also encouragesubstantial academic exploration amongst their students which is a valuable assetto those students considering further postgraduate study. This combined with afriendly, welcoming and vibrant university atmosphere makes this a thoroughlyenjoyable course with real long term employment prospects."

Steve England, graduate

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FEES AND ADDITIONAL COSTS



Fees

The 2017/18 annual tuition fees for this course are:

UK/EU Overseas

Fulltime £9,250* £11,000**

Parttime N/A N/A

Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated.

*Fulltime courses which have a Foundation Year 0 will have a 2017/18 UK/EU tuition fee of £6,165 in Year 0.

**Tuition Fee Scholarship discounts of £1,500 are available to eligible overseas students. Visit the Internationalwebpages for further information.

Please read the 2017/18 Tuition Fee Statement for further information regarding 2017/18 tuition fees and year onyear fee increases

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Additional course costs

Although we aim to minimise any additional costs to students over and above the course tuition fee, there will besome additional costs which students are expected to meet.

Costs applicable to all students

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Text books Own purchase text books

Travel to other sites Where travel to other sites is required, this will be payable by the student

Library Fees and Fines Where students fail to return loaned items within the required time theywill be responsible for the cost of any Library Fees and Fines applicable

Printing & Photocopying The cost of printing and photocopying undertaken by students to support

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Graduation ceremonies It is free for the student to attend the ceremony itself. Guest tickets androbe hire / photography are additional costs payable by the student

Course specific costs

Category Description

title cost to student

General principle policy

The University’s general principles policy for additional course fees are set out here

Category Included in the tuition fee Additional cost to student

Field trips (including trips abroadand trips to museums, theatres,workshops etc)

Yes, if the trip contributes to thecourse (whether it is part of anoptional or compulsory module),but not including food and drink.

Yes, if the trip is not an essentialpart of the course but is offered asan enhancement or enrichmentactivity, or for a student’s personaldevelopment.

Travel and accommodation costsfor placements

No Travel and accommodation costsfor professional placements withinthe Education and Health &Wellbeing Faculties.

Travel and accommodation costsfor other work placements.

Text books No Own purchase text books.

DBS / Health checks No Yes

Professional Body registration No Yes

Travel to other sites (e.g. travel toswimming pool for lessons)

No Yes

Clothing / Kit Yes, where the clothing / kit isessential for Health & Safetyreasons.

Yes, where the clothing is kept bythe student and not essential forhealth and safety reasons.

Learning materials Essential learning materials(excluding text books) inconnection with the course.

Additional materials beyond thestandard provision essential for thecourse or where the costs aredetermined by the student’s area



determined by the student’s areaof interest and the outputs are

retained by the student.

Library fees and fines No Yes

Printing and photocopying No Yes

Social events No, unless the event forms anessential part of the course.

Yes, unless the event forms anessential part of the course.

Graduation ceremonies It is free for the student to attendthe ceremony itself.

Guest tickets and robe hire/photography are additional costspayable by the student.

BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance includes a wide range of approaches to learning and teaching andassessment. Teaching will largely comprise lectures, group tutorials, workshops and seminars; some of these willexploit multimedia and elearnings, for example online discussion boards. You will study in a supportive andparticipative environment. Guidance will be provided on reading materials and other sources of learning.

Case studies and similar exercises will be used to apply knowledge. BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governancewill address widening participation through embracing the diverse academic and professional needs of a widerange of students. Teaching strategies will also recognise the needs of students with learning difficulties anddisabilities by encouraging flexible approaches and providing additional support both from the School and thewider University. The first year experience for students is regarded as crucial and will be enhanced to provideadditional study support in order to improve retention and encourage enthusiasm for the remaining years ahead.

Academic input

The Policing team comprises academics who have been leading the development of policing degrees for the past20 years and academic practitioners from a number of policing organisations, with over 250 years of collectivepolicing experience between them.

The School has been offering academic policing programmes since 1996 and is recognised nationally andinternationally as an early and longstanding provider of policing degrees. From this collective academic andprofessional experience the team has developed publications that have formed the basis of professional andacademic policing programmes.

The Policing team also draws upon the expertise of colleagues from other parts of the School specialising incybercrime, forensic investigation, criminology, criminal & forensic psychology and law. The School boasts around60 academics in total ranging from professorial through to professionallyoriented university instructors.

LEARNING AND TEACHING



“The courses are staffed by highly experienced, knowledgeable and passionatelecturers who take a real pride in the subject they are teaching, as well as theintellectual development of their students.”

Policing graduate

Suprising terms

Viability of Named Awards and Individual Modules

We are aware that student recruitment across the nine named awards is likely to be uneven, and to that endreserve the right not to run an award if it is clear that enrolled student numbers are so low as to make the processunviable. Were this to be the case we would seek to inform any potential or existing BSc (Hons) Policing studentsof this situation at the earliest possible stage so they could choose an alternative path. The Personal AcademicTutor system would play a role here for students already enrolled on BSc (Hons) Policing.

Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP)

Achievement of the Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP) will help prepare those seeking recruitment to thepolice service as a police constable in England or Wales. The qualification is also relevant to other related roleswithin the criminal justice sector. The certificate is an important element of the professional entry into PolicingPreJoin Strategy, and accredits the knowledge and understanding which also forms part of the Diploma inPolicing qualification.

The Diploma in Policing is the minimum mandatory qualification which regular police constables are required toachieve to be confirmed in rank and forms part of the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme(IPLDP). All those who achieve the CKP through a provider approved by the College of Policing will be able tosubmit this as evidence of the knowledge component of the Diploma.

All awarding organisations offering the Diploma in Policing recognise and accept the relationship between theCKP and Diploma in Policing. Successful achievement of the CKP does not in itself provide any guarantee ofrecruitment as a trainee police constable. Each police force within England and Wales sets out its ownrecruitment process and selection policy and entry requirements vary from force to force. Prospective studentsare therefore strongly advised to check the specific requirements of their chosen force prior to undertaking study.It should be noted that all candidates need to pass medical and fitness tests as well as background and securitychecks and undertake a series of assessments, tests and an interview at a Police SEARCH® assessment centre.

Police entry requirements

Students enrolling on BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance with the intention of joining the police serviceon graduation are strongly encouraged to consider the police entry requirements (e.g. security vetting, health andfitness) before applying for entry on to the degree. Although the programme is focused on policing, the Universitydoes not assess the suitability of students to join the police service. For this reason, it is important thatprospective students make the necessary enquiries with police services and/or their General Practitioner (GP)regarding entry requirements for employment and are aware of any implications for preexisting medicalconditions, criminal records or cautions. Levels of fitness are the applicant’s responsibility.



Most assignments set in BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will include coursework, laboratorybasedwork, tests and examinations. Coursework will consist of a wide variety of modalities, for example: essays,presentations, case studies, literature reviews, reflective journals, research proposals, guided study and shortpieces on specific skills in referencing or conceptual understanding.

These assessments may entail individual or group work. Examinations will be set as seen or unseen and mayinclude multiplechoice questions facilitated through a computer. Policing Suite staff will be expected to managethe learning process to encourage the active participation of students and autonomous learning.

A typical offer would be 112 UCAS Tariff points.

Professional accreditation

Canterbury Christ Church University has ‘Approved Provider’ status from the College of Policing to deliver theCertificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP) and BSc (Hons) Policing, Politics and Governance will facilitate theprovision of that qualification.

Specialist facilities

Our School has invested significantly in a Hydra suite that will allow our students to simulate policing scenariosunder ‘closetoreal’ conditions. We see this as a major advantage to our students who will be able to directlyexperience highly realistic policing incidents, situations and scenarios as part of their integrated learning. Formore information on Hydra go to: http://www.hydrafoundation.org/

Industry links

To help your understanding, we have longstanding collaboration with Kent Police, as well as links with otherpolice services including Essex, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Metropolitan Police and the PoliceService of The Netherlands. We also have links with a wide range of community and voluntary agencies.

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