Designing Evidenced-Based Policing Research

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School:

School of Human and Health Sciences

Credit Rating:

Level (including FHEQ):

I (FHEQ Level 5)

Graded or Non Graded:

Graded

Version Valid From:

2024-09-01

Module Leader:

Dainis Ignatans

Version Number

2024.02

Learning Methods

Tutorial and Project Supervision

Lecture

Guided Independent Study

Seminar

Professional Body Requirements

College of Policing

Synopsis

Evidence-based policing (EBP) has come to the fore in recent years reflecting a more general trend across public and social services. This module provides the opportunity for you to develop your understanding of the underpinning ideas behind EBP and introduces you to ways of effectively designing such research. This module acts as an introduction to the EBP dissertation and also helps develop your academic and critical understanding of research as a whole and the way in which research can be used to develop new approaches to policing or reinforce existing practices.

Learning Strategy

Lectures, seminars, tutorials will be delivered synchronously, face-to-face on campus. Lectures will provide the students with underpinning knowledge and understanding of theory and concepts. These will be explored and discussed within seminars and further support will be provided through individual tutorials.

Outline Syllabus

College of Policing National Policing Curriculum (NPC) Learning Outcomes for ‘Research Methods and Skills’ and ‘Evidence-based policing’ will be covered in this module. Further details of the mapping to the National Policing Curriculum learning outcomes and minimum content are located as an appendix in the course programme specification document. Indicative … For more content click the Read More button below.

College of Policing National Policing Curriculum (NPC) Learning Outcomes for ‘Research Methods and Skills’ and ‘Evidence-based policing’ will be covered in this module.

Further details of the mapping to the National Policing Curriculum learning outcomes and minimum content are located as an appendix in the course programme specification document.

Indicative module content includes:
Research design, development
• Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods
• Data collection, sampling, reliability and validity
• Research standards and ethics
• Accessing and searching for study material
• Critical reading, thinking and writing skills
• Referencing and bibliography
• Academic misconduct and plagiarism
• Communication and presentation skills
• Numeracy and statistical information gathering
• Reflective practice
• Relationship between theories and methods
• Evidenced-based Policing
• Independent learning
• Working with others on research
• Developing a proposal for research to explore the nature, extent and causes of the issue/problem
• Writing a summary of a research project.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will

Compare the strengths and weaknesses of research methodologies and approaches.

Examine literature and case law in order to develop critical arguments and draw conclusions.

Analyse relevant research publications and qualitative and quantitative data.

Critically evaluate and demonstrate autonomy as a writer and researcher in a study skills context.

Critically identifyDemonstrate skills in the use of techniques required to produce a research proposal.

Critically apply a structured approach to the development of a research plan.

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Written plan

Assessment 2: Written plan

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Assessment Criteria

• The school generic grading criteria and the learning outcomes will apply. • Identities of individuals and organisations should be anonymised, and confidences respected.   

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