CRI-30060 - Module Specification
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Policing and the Police CRI-20021
Research Methods in Criminology CRI-20020
Criminal Justice: Process, Policy, Practice CRI-10013

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

This module is designed for students who have already taken the second year module Policing and the Police CRI-20021. Advanced Issues in Policing is designed to give students an opportunity to explore some of the topics and issues covered in CRI-20021 in more depth and detail and also to explore emerging challenges and issues in policing. The module will explore a range of issues such as policing and decision making, public protection, response policing, roads policing, vulnerability and risk, domestic abuse and policing, counter terrorism, community policing, policing and the digital and police investigation. The module is particularly useful to students who wish to broaden their understanding of contemporary challenges and issues in policing, especially if they are considering a career in policing through the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)

This module gives students an opportunity to explore topics and issues covered in CRI-20021 (policing and the police) in more depth and detail and also to explore emerging challenges and issues in policing, which is a rapidly evolving area of policy and practice in Criminal Justice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and describe the relationships between crime, policing responses to it and social divisions and diversity: 1
Recognise and illustrate the impact of social change on crime and ways of responding to it through the operation of policing and criminal justice systems, policies and practices and a range of related multi-agency policy and procedural responses: 1
Recognise different approaches to social scientific research and their use in investigating, preventing and responding to crime, including evidence-based policing, academic/police collaborations and the role of police 'pracademics' in knowledge exchange collaborations.: 1
Critically assess the research literature in the context of the development and delivery of policing.: 1
Recognise, interpret and evaluate theories, concepts and research applicable to policing.: 1
Apply established criminological theories and methods of inquiry to understanding and resolving new and unfamiliar challenges and issues in policing and criminal justice: 1

Study hours

Lectures - 10 hours
Seminar/workshops - 10 hours
Assessment planning workshops - 5 hours
Independent student preparation for lectures and seminars - 40 hours
Independent study - 85 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment