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

• Autore: Sheldon Barrie
• Pubblicazione: St Albans, England : , : Critical Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Disciplina: 895.134
• Soggetto topico: Police - Great Britain
• Persona (resp. second.): WilliamsPeter
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Peace Preservation Force -- Reflective practice 2.1 -- Home Secretary -- Peelian principles -- Evidence-based policing -- 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 -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Policing and the criminal justice system -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- 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 -- Evidence-based policing -- Key partner agencies with the criminal justice system -- Community safety partnerships -- Evidence-based policing -- 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? -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Part 2 The core concepts of policing -- Chapter 4 Police governance and accountability -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Definitions and historical perspective -- Evidence-based policing -- Governance -- Policing spotlight -- Critical thinking activity 4.1 -- Governance bodies -- Key governance legislation -- Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) -- Victims -- Dismissal of chief constable -- Police and crime plan -- Policing spotlight -- Reflective practice 4.1 -- The Police and Crime Panel -- Policing spotlight -- Reflective practice 4.2 -- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & -- Rescue Services (HMICFRS) -- PEEL inspections -- Critical thinking activity 4.2 -- Local accountability -- Independent custody visitors (ICVs) -- Independent advisory groups (IAGs) -- Other methods of accountability -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Professional standards -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Policing spotlight -- Legislation and the code of ethics -- Reflective practice 5.1 -- Why people in positions of authority act unprofessionally or criminally -- Evidence-based policing -- Critical thinking activity 5.1 -- Complaints and misconduct -- Critical thinking activity 5.2 -- Independent bodies -- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & -- Rescue Services -- Reflective practice 5.2 -- Vulnerability and abuse of position for a sexual purpose -- Vetting -- Policing spotlight -- Critical thinking activity 5.3 -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading. ; Chapter 6 Decision making and ethics -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Ethics theory -- Policing spotlight -- Critical thinking activity 6.1 -- Code of ethics -- Evidence-based policing -- 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 -- Policing spotlight -- Ethics and the use of force -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Part 3 Professional policing in practice -- Chapter 7 Policing in practice -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Policing spotlight -- The National Policing Curriculum -- Policing spotlight -- 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) -- Evidence-based policing -- 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 -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Chapter 8 Policing and the vulnerable -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The meaning of 'harm' -- Reflective practice 8.1 -- Child abuse -- Physical abuse: 'the rediscovery' -- Child sexual abuse -- Reflective practice 8.2 -- Victoria Climbié -- Policing spotlight -- 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 -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Chapter 9 Crime in the twenty-first century -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Historical perspectives of crime -- National statistics -- Prioritisation of resources -- Focus on harm -- Evidence-based policing -- County lines -- Critical thinking activity 9.1 -- Acquisitive crimes -- Digital challenge -- Reflective practice 9.1 -- Cyber crime -- Policing spotlight -- Critical thinking activity 9.2 -- Terrorist threat -- Public confidence in policing -- Summary of key concepts -- Check your knowledge -- Further reading -- Sample answers -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding policing and professional practice
• ISBN: 1-914171-96-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815345203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice