2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LAW5110M Policing 1: The Nature of Contemporary Policing

15 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Anna Barker
Email: A.C.H.Barker@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This 15 credit module examines the development, role, functions and cultural practices of the police. It draws on historical, sociological, legal and political perspectives to analyse the nature, organisations, strategy and operations of local police forces in England and Wales. It considers the complex relations between policy, rules and culture in determining the nature of policing practices in given situational circumstances. Students are encouraged to consider the development of the police in its historical context and recognise the role, organisation and focus of policing operations are the result of historical and political contingencies. Students are expected to engage with a range of source material (primary and secondary) about the 'British Police', and reflect on the how the development of social theory has informed different perspectives on the role of the police.

Objectives

1) To describe policing institutions and their operations with reference to their legal, political, social and cultural implications.
2) To enable students to develop analytical and research and communication skills with reference to policing issues.

Syllabus

- The role of the police in its historical and contemporary contexts
- The history and origins of the police, with particular reference to the establishment of the new ‘public’ police
- The structure and organisation of contemporary police forces
- The nature of operational policing, styles and approaches to police work
- The cultures of police institutions

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			135.00
Total Contact hours			15.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 4,000 word essay	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 25/08/2016

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