Curriculum Information

Public Protection and Public Protection Units

Explain key definitions, legislation and guidance associated with ‘public protection’ policing

• Protection from Harassment Act 1997
• Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006
• Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Child abuse, including neglect, child sexual abuse/exploitation (CSE)
• Adverse Childhood experiences
• Adults at risk

Domestic abuse:

• Coercive control
• Legislations
• Policy
• Duluth Model
• Impacts and operational challenges
• Cultural Considerations.

Forced Marriage

Stalking & Harassment

• Definitions
• Nature and extent
• Power, control and coercion; associated risk factors

Assess the role and impact of MAPPA and the use of community intelligence in managing offenders.

• Role of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in managing offenders:
• Risk Management
• Use of community intelligence to manage offenders.
• Managing offenders
• Decision-Making

Understand the impact of abuse on a victim

Evaluate the effect of media coverage on public protection policing strategy.

College of Policing Learning Outcome Links

Understanding the Police Constable Role

A6 - Understand how to exercise police powers and procedures fairly and without bias

Evidence Based Policing

D3 - Evaluate the potential professional applications of an evidence-based policing approach

Criminology and Crime Prevention

H2 - Explore nature of, and relationship between, offending and victimisation in light oftheoretical approaches to criminology

Vulnerability and Risk

I1 - Define 'vulnerability' in the context of operational policing

I2 - Explain the national drivers for the police service in providing a professional and ethical service to individuals who are, or may be, vulnerable, have suffered harm or be at risk of harm

I3 - Explain the personal aspect of vulnerability

I5 - Understand concepts and theories of how a person becomes a victim

I8 - Understand how a vulnerable person may respond to a police presence at an incident

Public Protection

J1 - Explain key definitions, legislation and guidance associated with ‘public protection’ policing

J2 - Explain the breadth of abuse incidents

J3 - Understand the impact of abuse on a victim

J4 - Explain how personal attitudes, values and biases can impact on a public protection investigation

J5 - Assess the role and impact of MAPPA and the use of community intelligence in managing offenders

J7 - Examine instances where law enforcement personnel have misused their position of authority and police powers to commit sexual offences

Criminal Justice

M10 - Explain the importance of effective partnership collaboration with respect to offender rehabilitation

Policing Communities

O7 - Explain how engaging with the community to examine/critique current policing practice can have a positive impact on policing

Information and Intelligence

Q1 - Explain the importance of information and intelligence to key areas of policing

Police Investigations

R6 - Understand the difference between 'volume and priority' crime and 'serious and complex' crime and the relevance to the investigative process

Module Summary (CoP only)

The module further strengthens the curriculum areas relating to the wide ranging vulnerabilities within society identified in year one. Here, students will develop their knowledge and understanding of topics that include potential forms of abuse/harm, including digital-related abuse; the range of situations and locations in which abuse can take place; the Home Office definition of domestic abuse and why incidents of abuse often go under-reported.

College of Policing Curriculum Mapping:

A6.4.12,D3.2.2,H2.2,I1.1,I1.2,I1.3,I1.4,I1.5,I2.1,I2.2,

I3.1,I3.2,13.3.6,I3.7,I5.1,15.3,I8.2, J1.1,J1.2, J1.3, J2,1.,J2.2,J2.3,J2.4,J2.5,J2.T,J2.7,J2.8,J2.9,J2.10,J2.11, J3.4, J3.7, J4.1,J4.2,J5.1,J5.2,J7.1,J7.2,M10.2, O7.7, Q1.4.6,Q1.4.7, R6.2.3.