Professional Policing BA (Hons)

**Why study Professional Policing at Liverpool John Moores University?**<br/>- The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing, has licensed LJMU to offer the Degree in Professional Policing<br/><br/><br/>- From 2020 there have been three entry routes into policing - this degree in Professional Policing is the requisite qualification for one of those routes<br/><br/><br/>- The programme covers a wide-ranging areas of law, social science, policy and research skills essential to a policing career<br/><br/><br/>- You will be taught in the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing<br/><br/><br/>**About your course**<br/>Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing is a pioneering research centre for interdisciplinary law enforcement, and is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver degree programmes included in the Police Education Qualification Framework.<br/><br/>The degree aims to make you an attractive recruitment option for UK police constabularies. The degree in Professional Policing is the defined pre-join qualification for a police career. It gives graduates a solid foundation and a head start from which to embark upon their careers when they are subsequently appointed to a police force. The programme covers all academic and theoretical elements of the College of Policing initial curriculum. Therefore, once appointed to a police force graduates require only minimal practical training and orientation in their chosen police force.<br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to combine your studies with service as a Special Constable, which enables you to achieve many of the practical initial operational requirements. This can further minimise the time spent training once appointed to a police force.<br/><br/>This is an opportunity afforded to you as a Professional Policing student, and entry onto the programme is not dependent upon taking up this opportunity, nor does it affect your ability to successfully complete the programme.<br/><br/>Each student is allocated a personal tutor whose role is to offer general advice, guidance and support regarding the broader aspects of your studies and university life in general.