PC2S053 - Transforming Communities 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2031 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PC2S053 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Transforming Communities | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Operational Policing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Operational Policing | ||
| Module Leader: | Paul Searle, Jack Moss | ||
| Module Team: | Gordon Blake, Christijan Boyle, Claire Evans, Roger Phillips, Victoria Wall, Joanne Mercurio, Michelle Lamont, Kirsty Hyland, Neil Harvey, Kevin Bushby, Paul Searle, Bethan Shellard-Dedman, Tina Avey-Hebditch, Richard Law, Colette Chilcott, Rezbi Duffield, Michael Chard, Rachael Lugg, Tiffany O'Connor, Fiona Webb, Barry Murphy, Sarah Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | JAN 2025 | Final Year of Intake: | 2031 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100486 - policing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Jan 2025 |
| Valid To | 31 Dec 2031 |
Module Aims
To explore how methods of intervention and prevention through police and partnership working can lead to effective community policing, enhancing student understanding of the issues that impact the communities they police.
To develop strategies, tools and investigative techniques for effective problem solving, enhancing student understanding of the role of police and partner agencies to resolve community issues and disrupt criminality in the community.
Content Summary
Through a blended learning approach utilising taught sessions, group work and a case study, students will explore key elements and challenges associated with effective community policing.
Students will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the important of developing and promoting effective partnerships and the methods utilised to intervene and prevent community issues escalating. Students will explore the challenges associated with this and how they can be overcome.
Students will also develop their understanding of the issues faced within communities which influence behaviours, including community trauma, which can impact on the relationship with the police.
Students will consider the strategies, tools and approaches available for effective problem solving alongside techniques for disrupting criminality within the community through the use intelligence and investigation.
Applying their learning, students will use immersive learning, completing a case study based on real events which requires them to address issues within a community and formulate a plan, based on lessons learned to address this issue.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 |
| Tutorials | 1 |
| Work-based Learning | 140 |
| Independent Study | 32 |
| Formative Assessment - scheduled | 1 |
| Problem/Challenge based learning | 10 |
| Groupwork | 6 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To assess issues impacting on communities and address these through developing partnership working and utilising problem-solving methods. |
| LO2 | To recommend and utilise strategies, tools and lessons learned within a partnership problem solving approach to intervene and prevent issues within the community, including disruption of any linked criminality. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Case study 1 | A concentrated inquiry into a complex Community Policing incident. | 0 | 3000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Case study 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |