The push toward professionalisation of policing is an expanding discourse in western
societies. Professions, as opposed to trades, crafts or occupations, have particular …

The complex and changing nature of policing and police work have become firmly
embedded in police studies discourse, and reflected in ongoing discussion about …

Abstract The Policing Vision 2025 and 2030 outlined long-term strategies to ensure
consistency and accreditation in those joining policing careers in England and Wales …

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 …

The two ʻpost entryʼ programmes of the Policing Education Qualifications Framework
(PEQF); the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and Degree Holder Entry …

Becoming a Police Academic: From Practitioner to Educator Tracey Anne Green MA Social
Science (Equal Opportunities) Northumbri Page 1 Becoming a Police Academic: From …

Within this chapter, we will draw on our relevant experience conducting research in this field
as both inside/outsiders and outside/insiders (Brown, 1996). We argue that although there …

Despite the introduction of three routes into policing which necessitate a degree qualification
(DHEP, PCDA and DPP); at the insistence of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) the …

In this chapter, Sirrell unravels some of the myths around the value of academic reading and
researching and more, to assist the reader in their approach to the way in which they can …

The training of police officers has been debated previously, with different training
programmes introduced within the past 20 years in England and Wales (Charman, 2017). In …