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PROFESSIONALISINGPOLICING

The world of policing is on a verysignificant professionalisationenhancement journey, with the roleof the College of Policing driving theevidenced based approach across theservice. Announcements that PoliceOfficers will require at least anundergraduate degree to enter theservice along with higher degreerequirements for the most seniorranks, is evidence of the role thepolice service believes that academiacan play in its future development.

This has led police forces to forgemuch closer links to Higher EducationInstitutions. For the last 16 years hereat UCLan, predicting that change, we have spearheaded that dialoguewith already very healthyrelationships with the College ofPolicing and a number of forces. This is no more so evident than therecent signing of a Forensic ScienceStrategic Alliance with LancashireConstabulary. This is a groundbreaking venture and will providesignificant opportunities for both

organisations and those working and studying within them. More ofthis considered and yet forthrightapproach, is clearly evidenced as you read this publication.

With a clear focus on the studentexperience we continue to expandour teaching and research capabilityin a number of specialist areas. Indoing so we recognise the need toremain outcome and customerfocused. By focusing on those aspectsand with a clear strategic view,predicting what and how the PoliceService and potentially other publicservices will look and operate like inyears to come, we will continue tooffer and construct where necessarydegree courses from foundationentry level through to doctorate,whilst simultaneously offering themost relevant ContinuingProfessional Development (CPD). Allof these courses will be supported bya number of flexible deliverymethods to best suit those needs. It isour view this will best equip anyone

studying with us to enhance theirself and professional developmentand lead to far greater employmentprospects.

At UCLan we are determined to beworld leaders, providing the best and most comprehensive studyprogrammes in policing. We are well on the way to achieving that.

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The whole experience of UCLan has made me stronger, ableto manage my time much better and continually aim high toachieve the best possible outcomes.

WHAT OURGRADUATES SAY

Principal Lecturer andAcademic lead of Policing

at UCLan, Clive Tattum, is well aware of the

changing landscape of theprofession and believes

UCLan is in a better positionthan most to adapt.

EmployabilityUCLan’s policing courses aredesigned for those who want toacquire recognised graduateskills in the various fields ofpolicing. Our degrees are not just for people who want acareer in the police or associatedinvestigative professions, theyprovide you with the skills andhigh levels of confidence that are valued by private and publicsector graduate employers in allareas of employment.


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I would not have got the jobI work in now without therelevant degree, and I havebeen able to transfer skillsgained from the course into my work placement.


Our BSc (Hons) degrees are designed for those who want to acquirerecognised graduate skills in the fields of policing and investigation.Successful students will feel comfortable in taking up careers asinvestigators not only in the police but with a wide range ofemployers, including insurance companies, banks and security firms.

Opportunities exist to study for a few months in a European PoliceAcademy, or to study policing subjects in Australia or America. Youwill benefit from our working relationships with a number of localand national police forces and other national law enforcementagencies. We have regular visits with several high-profile speakersfrom these agencies and other related organisations.

Our teaching staff compriseshighly-experienced formersenior police officers andinvestigators – as well ascurrently-serving officerswho are seconded in frompolice forces – together withhighly-qualified academics.

The team works with professionalcolleagues in the development ofshort courses and consultancywork to meet their specificcustomer needs – at national andinternational levels – and so theycontinue to strengthen and develop their links with the policeand associated professions.

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The suite was opened byLancashire Constabulary’s ChiefConstable Steve Finnigan, who hasreceived an Honorary Fellowshipfrom UCLan recognising the positiveworking relationship between theForce and the University.

A current exercise in the suite hasbeen designed for newly promotedpolice sergeants and looks at anumber of issues that they

encounter as they come on duty ata busy police station. The initialseries of events explore bothinvestigative and critical incidentmanagement skills and provides areal-world operational context toaugment academic principlestaught in the University.

In addition to the Hydra Minervatraining suite, students have access to: Crime scene houses:

an essential facility for students topractise all aspects of crime sceneinvestigation. UCLan was the firstacademic institution to use crimescene houses as an essentialteaching aid. Search and recoverylaboratories: used to teachtechniques and procedures forforensic analysis.

FACIL-ITIESUCLan is one of the few UK universities to install a state-of-the-art ‘major incident’training simulator to assist with teaching on our policing and criminal investigationcourses. This training suite is the most sophisticated university installation in the countryand it mirrors the specification and complexity of the most advanced systems used bypolice forces and other emergency services across the UK and abroad.

Developed by the National Centrefor Applied Learning Technologiesand known as Hydra Minerva, thetraining simulator realisticallyrecreates the sights, sounds, radiomessages and telephone calls ofcrisis situations, enabling themanagement of major incidents –anything from plane crashes to thesearch for a missing child – to beauthentically recreated andexperienced.

As soon as I finished university I went straightinto a full-time position as a Fraud Investigator.



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UCLan Policing

UCLan have a long-standing reputationfor the delivery of policing coursesdeveloped and run in partnership withThe College of Policing and The PoliceService.

Why UCLan?

Our courses are delivered by expertacademics and former senior policeofficers with extensive practical andoperational experience.

• Access to superb facilities such as the Hydra Minerva immersive training simulator and on campus crime scene houses.

• Learning and development experiences are tailored to the needs of the student and are delivered through a variety of approaches utilising a blend of classroom and online designs.

BSc (Hons) Policingand CriminalInvestigationThis course provides you with theopportunity to acquire recognisedgraduate and transferable skills withinthe field of policing by studying a widerange of policing subjects, includingcrime scene investigation and criminallaw, the more practical aspects ofpolicing such as fraud and homicideinvestigation, and the ethical andpolitical issues associated with policing.In the final year, you can customiseyour degree by choosing specialistmodules, eg major crime inquiries,counter terrorism, cybercrime,international humanitarian andcriminal law, in addition to researchingand producing a dissertation about anarea of policing of your choice that maydirect you towards a career pathway.

There is a strong emphasis onemployability skills which are directlyembedded into the curriculum, recentgraduates have secured employment in the police, military and with majoremployers in industry, retail andcommerce.

BSc (Hons)ProfessionalPolicingThe College of Policing-approved pre-join Professional Policing BSc (Hons)Degree is recognised by the policeservice nationally as a professionalacademic degree based upon thenational curriculum for the policeconstable role.

The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing isthe national recognised pre-join degreefor entry into the service as a policeconstable, and provides the studentwith the necessary knowledge andsome of the skills required for the police constable role.

Whilst the qualification does notguarantee selection into the service, itallows the students the opportunity togain knowledge and skills and a Level 6qualification, essential to an applicationfor employment.

COURSES

We provide four levels of entry: BSc (Hons) Policing and CriminalInvestigation (3 years); BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (3 years); BSc(Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation (Foundation Entry) (4 years)and BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (Foundation Entry) (4 years).

Your entry on to one of our courses will provide you with theopportunity to progress from foundation, Bachelor of Science, Masterof Science or to a Doctorate engaging in our established research teamworking with the industry in evidence-based policing.

PostGraduatecourses At a glanceMSc Counter Terrorism

MSc Criminal Investigation

MSc Cybercrime Investigation

MSc/DProf Criminal Justice

MSc DNA Profiling

MSc Financial Investigation

MSc Forensic Science

MSc IT Security

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From BSc (Hons) Policing andCriminal Investigation, manygraduates are to be found in thepolice forces throughout GreatBritain. Several graduates haveobtained employment with thenew National Crime Agencyworking in areas of cybercrime,intelligence and enforcement,whilst others have obtainedentry into the Royal MilitaryAcademy Sandhurst as officercadets. Some have also obtainedgraduate entry schemes in theprison service and other lawenforcement organisations inaddition to the more traditionalgraduate entry schemes.

For those who wish to continuetheir studies, there areopportunities to progress topostgraduate study in the areasof police leadership, criminalinvestigation, cybercrimeinvestigation, counter terrorismand financial investigation. Wealso offer PhD studies as part ofour established research centrein a specialist area of policing.

WHAT DO OUR GRADUATES DO?

Lucy Haigh, BSc (Hons) Policing andCriminal Investigation graduateLucy spent five years at UCLan, initially completing the Policing and Criminal Investigation degree and graduating with a First, before spending two years as the Campaigns Officer for theStudents’ Union. Now, Lucy works as a Police Officer for WestYorkshire Police on the response team.

“Being a police officer was my ultimate goal as I wanted to ensure I pursued a careerwhere I could use my degree,” Lucy said.

“One of my unforgettable memories is studying in Australia for five months andhaving the time of my life,” Lucy said.

“I had the opportunity to study modules I would not have got to study over here inthe UK and travelled to some of the most spectacular places! I would recommend toany student who has the opportunity to study abroad – you will not regret it.”

Many of our graduates from have gone on to join local forcesor work for British Transport Police. Some also work withinthe Civil Nuclear Constabulary, HM Prison Service or carryout fraud investigation withinthe Department of Social Security and UK Border Agency. Other graduates have worked withinthe insurance or banking industries.

I am what I am today because I was given anopportunity to study at UCLan. My degree ishighly respected.



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Recent graduate Becky Millyard secured a conditional job offer with CheshireConstabulary before she had evencompleted her Foundation Degree inPolicing. Graduating with a distinction, the former All Hallows Catholic HighSchool and Cardinal Newman College pupil can now take up her new position as police constable.

Becky underwent a rigorous selectionprocess and beat off fierce competition tosecure her place on the force, although she credits UCLan for helping her achieveher ambition.

She said: “This is the best degree there is if you want to be a police officer. It’s

recognised by the police forces whichmeans you need less training and it comesvery highly recommended in the industry.I knew that if I did this course and workedhard I would get to where I’d want to be.”

Becky had no idea it would happen so soonthough, and admits she initially only sent in her application to gain some experienceof the recruitment process.

“I’ve wanted to be a police officer for as longas I can remember,” she says, “but I didn’texpect it to happen right away. I saw thejob advert and applied, thinking that it’d begreat to get some feedback on myapplication. Then I got a letter inviting meto the assessment centre and even then Iwas still just looking at it as good experience.The next thing I knew I’d been invited to afinal interview and they offered me the job.”

Becky says the assessment day was somentally and physically tough that theassessor told all the applicants to wait 20 minutes to refocus before driving home.She added: “The assessment wasn’t easy butmy studies prepared me because the coursecovered so many different areas. My lecturersare great too, they’re all really supportive.

“It feels so good to have graduated, it’s a mixof relief and being excited about the future.This is the career I’ve always wanted and Ican’t wait.”

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Becky Millyard with her policinglecturers Mark Dale and Denise Hanson.

MSc Financial Investigation graduate,Sarah Margarson, has recentlycompleted an internship with one ofthe top law firms in the world, MartinKenney & Co.

The firm, which usually only takes onHarvard graduates, is based in theBritish Virgin Islands and said thatSarah’s blossoming reputation wasenough for them to make an exceptionto their Harvard-only rule. “Ordinarilywe only take interns from HarvardUniversity Law School, USA, pridingourselves on being able to attract thebest possible candidates,” MartinKenney, a managing partner of thefirm, said.

“Sarah came very highly recommendedand she slotted into the InvestigationUnit (IU) and their work remitextremely well. Sarah’s qualificationswere ideally suited to the IU and their

role and we have thoroughly enjoyedher stay with us. She is a credit to theUniversity, her family and herself.”

It comes as no surprise to UCLan thatSarah managed to land the internshipwith her dissertation being soimpressive that her tutor, David Short,passed it on the Home Office Proceedsof Crime Unit for consideration.

Sarah, who moved to England fromAustralia at the age of 10, has alwaysloved travelling and this was one of thereasons why she chose to study atUCLan in the first place. “I got theopportunity to study abroad as part ofthe course, which helps you to gain aglobal perspective and that’s importantfor me as I’ve always wanted to workoverseas. During my studies as anundergraduate I spent three months atthe Police Academy in Prague, whichwas so insightful”.

Sarah initially studied for a degree inPolicing and Criminal Investigation, thefraud module of the course inspiredher to pursue the master's which is oneof only two courses of its kind in theUK, something that will have helpedSarah secure a position with theSerious Fraud Office in London.

During her time at UCLan Sarah alsolearned a variety of different languagesand thinks that her experiences at theUniversity will stay with her for therest of her life. “I was able to learn basicGerman, Polish and Chinese, andundertook a leadership course whilst at the University,” Sarah said.

“The life experience I gained from mytime at UCLan has been invaluable.”

Sarah Margarson’s


How long have you been at UCLan?

I’ve been at UCLan for two-and-a-half years. Prior to thatI was in the Lancashire Constabulary as a Police Officerfor 20 years.

What kind of experiences did you have in the police?

I was only 22 when I joined the police, I went straight infrom university as a graduate. I started as a probationer in uniform and I drove around the streets whilst doingneighbourhood policing. I worked in a big team atBlackpool as well - I encountered quite a diverse mix ofcrime and different backgrounds of individuals that I wasdealing with. I then progressed and went on to being adetective, I was also on the public protection unit. At thatpoint, I was working quite a lot within child protection.

What made you decide on that career change?

There were a number of factors really; I was thoroughlyenjoying my job within the police but I then felt that I hadperhaps seen enough of that and I wanted to share myexperiences. I knew of the course here at UCLan and wasreally impressed by the facilities. I also saw the directionfor young graduates now in professionalising the policeand I wanted to be a part of that. I wanted to be involvedwith the future development of policing, share theexperiences that I and the other staff here have. I hope, in a way, to help shape the future in terms of what policeofficers going forward may well look like.

What benefits can students have in terms of joining the police through a graduate programme?

By 2020, the College of Policing are recommending thatevery person that joins the police should have a level 6qualification i.e. a bachelor’s degree. Within the Policingand Criminal Investigation course that we offer here, we teach a number of law modules and we look at thedifferent styles of investigation including the specialismsthat are involved. These include cyber-crime, counter-

terrorism, crimes involving exploitation and fraudinvestigation to name just a few. Those are the kind ofskills and specialisms that I anticipate future policeofficers and those interested in an investigative careerwill require. If they come onto this course and thenchoose a career within the police, graduates will havereceived a good foundation and sound well-rounded base to know how investigations are ran, consider courtprocesses and explore evidence gathering involved inmore serious and complex investigations.

What kind of feedback have you had from graduates in the past?

We have a large cohort here at UCLan. Our courses have anywhere between 80 and 100 students on theundergraduate programme. We then offer a number ofmaster's programmes which specialise in different areassuch as Cyber Crime, Financial Investigation. Within allof this, the students themselves have said that they’vefound that studying here has not only been an advantagegoing into policing but has also allowed them to considera variety of careers. Approximately 40% of our graduatesconsider a career in the police but the majority are look ata career perhaps within the private sector such as fraudinvestigation. The course would equip with skills for acareer in the Probation Service, National Crime Agency,private sector cyber-crime or the financial sector within fraud investigations, the list is endless. StudyingBSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation at UCLandoesn’t necessarily pigeon hole them into a career intothe police force so with the diverse course content, we are able to give them this opportunity.

Any advice for prospective students?

Come and see us! Feel free to come and see what we haveto offer at one the Open Days. We have some fantasticfacilities, such as the Hydra Immersive Learning Suitewhere the students deal with realistic experiences andscenarios that they can learn through. With our variedand extensive modular course, coupled with a team ofexperienced academic staff, we feel we have a fantasticundergraduate learning programme. It’s a unique course,we all enjoy being here and we look forward to seeinganyone who wants to be a part of UCLan.

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OUT AND ABOUT Our Professional Policing

course offers an evenbalance of opportunityacross three years of study.

Policing students recently visited Bala and Capel Curig inNorth Wales for a Leadership Week. This was a week of‘wall to wall’ outward bound activities, problem solvingand team building exercises along with some student ‘chillout time’ to recharge the batteries for whatever challengesthe next day brought.

The students were taught vital life skills that so often formthe basis of friendships that last throughout university andbeyond. They also happen to be the essential skills requiredto develop the professionalism expected to be found in apolice officer.

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Our academic staff draw upon their wide-ranging community contacts toarrange visits to a number of local community faith centres and cultural venuesstudents can meet and speak with the various leaders and gain a first-handawareness of the diversity that exists within our communities, helping them tounderstand how they can play a part, as citizens and as police officers, to promotefurther understanding of community needs.

Our students engaged in this opportunity to raise their social awareness andappreciate how this helps them to perform their duties as police officers with amore insightful approach.

At the conclusion of the visits students commented on the importance of them to their future careers and how it had helped them to better serve the diversecommunities in our society.

Community & Faith Visits

ExcitingOpportunities

In 2015 the UCLan Centre forVolunteering and Leadership recognisedthe efforts of the Foundation Degree inPolicing students who as SpecialConstables, had given in excess of 30,000hours of their own time as police officersserving the communities of Lancashire,

Merseyside and the national rail networks.This was the equivalent of one policeofficer giving 15 years of free policing!

Our students were recognised bybecoming the recipients of The JoeMedforth Award and also the UCLan

Community Team of the Year Award for improving the quality of life in theircommunities. Their lecturers were alsovoted by students as the teaching Teamof the Year. A wonderful honour forstudents and tutors alike and a greatconclusion to another successful year.

CommunityAwards

The UCLan Community Team of theYear 2015 with British Transport

Police Superintendent Peter Mason.

You may apply to be appointed as aspecial constable, a role you wouldundertake in your own time as avolunteer with Lancashire Constabulary.

You will have the opportunity to studyoverseas for one semester (four months)in the Police Academies in Prague,Budapest or Szczytno, Poland giving youan international perspective, as well asenhancing your CV and giving youcrucial life-skills. Opportunities exist tostudy abroad in countries other thanthose mentioned, such as the U.S.A andAustralia.

In the final year you can customise yourdegree by choosing specialist modules, eg fraud investigation, major crimeinquiries and counter terrorism.

We enjoy strong links with many lawenforcement agencies and have regularvisits with several high-profile speakersfrom these agencies.

We have graduates in numerousdifferent UK police services as well as other UK and international lawenforcement agencies. Not all ourstudents wish to pursue careers in thepolice and we have graduates inemployment in many fields. There arealso opportunities for students toprogress to postgraduate and even PhDstudy in the subject at UCLan.


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In compiling this guide, all reasonable care has been taken to ensure its accuracy at the time of printing (October 2018). We hope youare happy with your UCLan experience; if not we have a complaints procedure in place, please visit uclan.ac.uk/studentcontract.

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