BA (Hons) Professional Policing (Accelerated Pre Join) at Liverpool John Moores University

This is a two year accelerated degree in Professional Policing, which has been licensed by the College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing. The programme covers a wide-ranging areas of law, social science, policy and research skills essential to a policing career. You will be taught in the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: School of Law and Justice Studies  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Policing, Academic and Policing Studies Skills, Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure, Policing Standards, Governance and Accountability, Evidence Based Policing, Criminal Justice. Year 2 core modules: Victimology, Policing communities, Information and Intelligence, Offender Management, Policing the roads, Research Methods. Year 3 core modules: Conducting investigations, Response policing, leadership and team-working, Research project, Careers and employability.

Career pathways

On completion of this two-year accelerated degree programme, you will be eligible to apply within five years to police constabularies for appointment as police constables. Achieving this degree is a requirement but does not guarantee appointment to a police force.

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