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This module is centred on Investigative Leadership and Management (ILM) and takes as its starting point recent Home Office Research on the skills set required to become an ‘effective detective’ and will engage students in actively learning about leadership and management in investigative contexts, with a particular emphasis on the role of the mass media in conveying information about crime and policing performance. A distinctive feature of this module is student involvement in addressing problems in a fictional police organisation, utilising resources developed as part of a project funded by C-SAP (the HEA Subject Network for Criminology, Sociology, Anthropology and Politics).

1. Perspectives on leadership, management and team-working in policing and investigative settings.
2. Policing as ‘image work’, and the media as an investigative resource and means of promoting public reassurance.
3. Case studies of investigative leadership and police organisational behaviour.
4. Engagement with a scenario-based case study of a ‘failing’ fictional police force.

i. Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate:
a) A critical understanding of contemporary approaches to leadership, management and teamwork in policing and investigative contexts;
b) A critical awareness of key concepts, policies and issues affecting the effectiveness and efficiency of policing generally, and investigative leadership and management in particular;
c) A critical understanding of the role of the mass media in shaping public perceptions of crime and policing performance;

ii. Skills
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
a) Assess their individual qualities, strengths and potential as members of a team;
b) Demonstrate higher order skills of reflection, judgement and problem solving;
c) Demonstrate advanced skills of communication and presentation.

Methods include: lectures, workshops, videos, guest speakers
Staff/student contact: 16%
Student private study: 84%

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.