Level 4

Community policing is an important aspect of policing. Understanding the core principles of ethics, equality, diversity and human rights is at the forefront of everything the police do, and this will be of significant importance in this module to you as future police officers. 

You will explore other key concepts, with particular focus on community engagement, developing community relations and the rationale for this, partnership working, and policing diverse communities.  

In addition to this, the legislation in relation to anti-social behaviour will be taught and how this affects communities with some important case studies to emphasise the impact of ASB on communities. 

The relationship of the police with victims and witnesses is vital to any successful criminal justice outcomes. Building on the concept of ethical treatment of individuals and the key legislation, policies and guidance that relate to victims and witnesses, you will study the complexities of this area of policing and how to apply good practice to individuals through your own behavior's and attitudes. In addition, the requirement to protect vulnerable witnesses and victims will also be studied. Key to this module are communication skills, and thus, these will be  explored firstly followed by a range of associated theories and practices and their application in policing.