An introduction to studying Policing at university: courses, careers and what you might expect on a Policing course.
Speaker:
Colin Baker, Lecturer in Professional Policing at the University of Law.
Hosted by:
Jon Cheek, Founder and Director, UniTasterDays.com
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Contents:
00:00 - Introduction to the Policing pre-join university course webinar and guest speaker
01:49 - What is covered on a Policing ‘pre-join’ university degree course and how courses are taught.
06:47 - Examples of ‘stop and search’ policing scenarios and subsequent possible issues that would be covered on a Policing degree course.
18:11 - Summary of how the Policing pre-join university course is a route into a police force or other law enforcement sector.
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Event Summary
This webinar is hosted by Jon Cheek, the Founder and Director of UniTasterDays. Guidance is provided for students to help them make good choices when considering university. The guest speaker for this event is Colin Baker, a lecturer in Professional Policing at the University of Law.
Session description - undergraduate policing degree
Colin speaks about the pre-join degree for the police constable role in the UK. This is a professional and academic knowledge-based degree that is beneficial before you apply to join a police force.
Colin talks about the modules you will learn on this course such as the role of the police constable, how policing has evolved and digital policing. There are also optional modules you can take which go into different areas depending on the field you wish to specialise in.
Even though this is a BSc academic degree, it is important you experience practical training, explains Colin and he highlights the range of ways students are able to practice this. He portrays potential scenarios in everyday life, how you should respond to them as a police officer and mentions the requirements of practice you should complete when stopping and searching people. Finally, Colin speaks about why this degree will make you an ideal candidate when applying to join a police force.
