PC4S010 - Strategic Management and Leadership in the Police Service 01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2022 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PC4S010
Module Title: Strategic Management and Leadership in the Police Service
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Policing and Criminology
Faculty Sub Group: Psychology
Module Leader: Patrick Tucker
Module Team: Tim Read
First Intended Intake: SEP 2016 Final Year of Intake: 2013
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100486 - policing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2016
Valid To 31 Aug 2022

Module Aims

1. Critical analysis of the principals and practice of executive leadership and guidance in decision-making.

2. Critical analysis of the planning process and managing change at a strategic level.

3. Reflective practice regarding leadership in partnership work with other government, law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.

4. Critically analyse strategic working with local communities and their representatives.

Content Summary

Students will study and critically analyse the processes, activities, behaviours and occupational skills in relation to the following areas: command, management, leadership, operations & strategy, multi status teams (warranted & non-warranted staff), employment law, grievance & discipline, event planning, leading/influencing partnerships, financial strategy, people strategy, performance management, leading public confidence, National Intelligence Model (NIM), Communication & Public Relations.

The module will allow students to demonstrate the ability to manage blended learning, and apply that learning to their workplace leadership and management roles. They will be equipped to critically analyse their present and future roles within public service, and develop the knowledge and skills that underpin the delivery of policing and build public confidence. Students will learn how to influence practice, service and policy in partnerships that are outside the boundaries of their formal managerial domain. The student will also reflectively examine their own skills, background and culture and analyse how that might influence their own approach to leadership and management. The student will be asked to develop personal learning and development strategies and goals that will push them beyond the cultural and personal boundaries they have identified.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Seminar 24
Independent Study 56
Directed Study 94
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically analyse the principals and practice of executive leadership and guidance in decision-making
LO2 Critically analyse the planning process and managing change at a Strategic Level.
LO3 Engage in analytical reflective practice regarding leadership in partnership work with other government, law enforcement and criminal justice agencies
LO4 Critically analyse strategic working with local communities and their representatives

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Oral Assessment (CW) Presentation (CW) 1 Produce a strategic level partnership briefing relevant to the student’s current role in partnership working – either to student’s peers, or audio-visually recorded 20 N/A 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 A reflective diary which will analyse and critique a real case study that has been in the public domain 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Presentation (CW) 1
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

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Maccoby, M. (2007) The Leaders We Need and What Makes us Follow. Harvard Business School Press, Boston.

Martin, Roger (2007): How Successful Leaders Think. Harvard Business Review June 2007 pp62-67

Middleton, J. (2007): Beyond Authority: Leadership in a Changing World. Palgrave Macmillan

Home Office. (2003): Policing: Building Safer Communities Together. HMSO

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (2005): Modernising The Police Service. HMSO

McLaughlin, E. (2007): The New Policing. Sage Publications

Kleinig, J. (1990): Teaching and Learning Police Ethics: Competing and Complementary Approaches. Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 18, No. 1, page 1-18

Klockars, C.B. (1983): The idea of the Police. Volume 3 Law and Criminal Justice Series. Sage Publications

Neyroud, P. & Beckley, A. (2001): Policing, Ethics and Human Rights. Willan Publishing, Devon

Van Vellsor, E. & Ascalon, E. (2008) Role and impact of leadership development in supporting ethical action in organisations. Journal of Management Development, Vol. 17 no. 2, 2008, p.187-195.

Hoogewoning, F.C. (Editing) (2006): Vision on Policing. Dutch Police Institute, The Hague

Newburn, T. (2003): Handbook of Policing. Cullompton, Devon Willan Publishing

Allport, G.W. (1988): Nature of Prejudice. Perseus Books

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MacPherson, W. (1999): The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. HMSO

Laming, (2003): The Victoria Climbie Inquiry. HMSO

Home Office UK: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Council of Europe: www.coe.int

Europa: http://europa.eu

FBI: www.fbi.gov

Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/

Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary: http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmic/

Institute for Public Policy Research: www.ippr.org

Migration Watch: www.migrationwatch.org

Liberty: www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk

Policy Exchange: www.policyexchange.org

Research Development Statistics: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds