module
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM031: Evidence-Based Policing
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following themes over one or more weeks:
Evidence-Based Policing –the history of evidence-based practice and the evolution of EBP from medicine
Implementing EBP –complications with implementation and organizational change
EBP in specific policing topics –look at how research has informed practice in specific areas (e.g. hotspot policing)
Use of Police Data –how do the police collect data, how can data be used for research purposes
Developing EBP research questions –how do you make question into a research question
Group projects using police data –students will be put in groups to create research questions and analyze police data to create research projects
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2-hour seminars (lecturers explanations, student participation and discussion) |
| Guided Independent Study | 24 | Reading assignments and preparing for the seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparing seminar presentation |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Additional reading/research |
| Guided independent study | 54 | Preparation for and completion of essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).