Module SOC3111 for 2024/5
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3111: Evidence-Based Policing
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 6 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Professor Katharine Boyd (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
Evidence-Based Policing is the use of research evidence to inform practice in law enforcement. This module will introduce you to the purpose and history of the evidence-based practice movement, and the developments in policing research. In this module, you will learn to critically appraise research, compare sources of data collected for EBP research, and plan how to translate research into real-world practice. You will explore these EBP concerns while learning about policing topics, such as hot-spot policing, police use of force, domestic abuse, wrongful conviction, and alcohol-related violence. In this module you will develop oral, written and presentation practical skills. This module is suitable for specialist and non-specialist students and has no prerequisite modules.
| Module created | 23/01/2018 | Last revised | 02/02/2023 |
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