Understanding policing and professional practice / Barrie Sheldon, Peter Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheldon, Barrie, author.

Williams, Peter, (Lecturer in Policing), author.

Series:

The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Great Britain.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

St Albans, England : Critical Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

An essential introductory text on modern-day policing, suitable for all pre-join policing students as well as those on criminology courses. It matches the requirements of the new qualifications and standards and examines the challenges of policing an increasingly global, technical and diverse world.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the series editor and authors

Foreword by the series editor

Acknowledgements

Part 1 The context of professional policing

Chapter 1 The profession of policing

Learning objectives

Introduction

Discussion

1. Professional Policing Degree (PPD)

2. Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

3. Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)

4. Detective Degree Holder Entry Programme (DDHEP)

5. Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)

6. Special Constables Learning Programme (SCLP)

Reflective practice 1.1

Critical thinking activity 1.1

Evidence-based policing

Policing spotlight

Reflective practice 1.2

Conclusion

Summary of key concepts

Check your knowledge

Further reading

Chapter 2 The foundation and structure of the British police service

Peace Preservation Force

Reflective practice 2.1

Home Secretary

Peelian principles

Contested reasons for the New Police

Conservative histories

Revisionist histories

Critical thinking activity 2.1

Policing by consent and accountability

Contemporary structures

Critical thinking activity 2.2

Chapter 3 Policing and the criminal justice system

Adversarial and inquisitorial systems of criminal justice

The adversarial system

The inquisitorial system

Critical thinking activity 3.1

Due process and crime control

The role of the police within the criminal justice system

Key partner agencies with the criminal justice system

Community safety partnerships

Reflective practice 3.1

Policing spotlight.

Critical thinking activity 3.2

Crown Prosecution Service

Reflective practice 3.2

Courts in England and Wales

The criminal justice system post-Covid-19: is it fit for purpose?

Part 2 The core concepts of policing

Chapter 4 Police governance and accountability

Definitions and historical perspective

Governance

Critical thinking activity 4.1

Governance bodies

Key governance legislation

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)

Victims

Dismissal of chief constable

Police and crime plan

Reflective practice 4.1

The Police and Crime Panel

Reflective practice 4.2

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp

Rescue Services (HMICFRS)

PEEL inspections

Critical thinking activity 4.2

Local accountability

Independent custody visitors (ICVs)

Independent advisory groups (IAGs)

Other methods of accountability

Chapter 5 Professional standards

Legislation and the code of ethics

Reflective practice 5.1

Why people in positions of authority act unprofessionally or criminally

Critical thinking activity 5.1

Complaints and misconduct

Critical thinking activity 5.2

Independent bodies

Rescue Services

Reflective practice 5.2

Vulnerability and abuse of position for a sexual purpose

Vetting

Critical thinking activity 5.3

Further reading.

Chapter 6 Decision making and ethics

Ethics theory

Critical thinking activity 6.1

Code of ethics

National decision model

Critical thinking activity 6.2

Risk principles

Reflective practice 6.1

Use of discretion

Reflective practice 6.2

Impact of bias on decision making

Reflective practice 6.3

Ethics and the use of force

Part 3 Professional policing in practice

Chapter 7 Policing in practice

The National Policing Curriculum

Critical thinking activity 7.1

Law enforcement agencies

The National Crime Agency (NCA)

Regional organised crime units (ROCU)

Special police forces

The British Transport Police (BTP)

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP)

The future

Border Force (BF)

Immigration Enforcement (IE)

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

The UK intelligence services

GCHQ

MI5

SIS

Contemporary threats and policing challenges

Future policing challenges

Critical thinking activity 7.2

Reflective practice 7.1

Chapter 8 Policing and the vulnerable

The meaning of 'harm'

Reflective practice 8.1

Child abuse

Physical abuse: 'the rediscovery'

Child sexual abuse

Reflective practice 8.2

Victoria Climbié

Reflective practice 8.3

Sexual offences against women

Historical context

Critical thinking activity 8.1

Domestic violence

The needs of victims.

Reflective practice 8.4

Policing and mental health

Community issues

Custody issues

Chapter 9 Crime in the twenty-first century

Historical perspectives of crime

National statistics

Prioritisation of resources

Focus on harm

County lines

Critical thinking activity 9.1

Acquisitive crimes

Digital challenge

Reflective practice 9.1

Cyber crime

Critical thinking activity 9.2

Terrorist threat

Public confidence in policing

Sample answers

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-037562-6

1-04-037290-2

1-914171-96-9

OCLC:

1342595421