Police Education in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Future Directions

M. Mahruf C. Shohel, Gias Uddin, Julian Parker-McLeod and Daniel Silverstone

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Abstract: This chapter outlines the historical development of police education in the United Kingdom, more precisely in England and Wales, and highlights new strategies and planning for the professional development of the police. There is a plethora of research carried out regarding professionalism in policing to meet the needs and challenges of the twenty-first century. Considering the recent developments in police education and training, this chapter mainly discusses three newly introduced routes for recruitment and education of police constables under the Policing Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF), namely Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA), Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), and Pre-Join Degree (PJD). Higher education institutions (HEIs), in partnership with the police forces, are providing professional qualifications for policing as a graduate level profession. Though they have made remarkable progress in developing police education programmes, they are facing various challenges in implementing the qualification framework. This chapter also explores pedagogical aspects of police education including the effectiveness and contrast between different forms of teaching and learning. While featuring the challenges and prospects of the new police education programmes, this chapter also outlines different aspects of partnership for delivering these professional qualification programmes.

Keywords: police education; Policing Education Qualification Framework (PEQF); Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA); Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP); Pre-Join Degree (PJD); United Kingdom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92705

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