Doctor of Policing and Criminal Justice | Part-time Professional Doctorate

Why study Doctor of Policing and Criminal Justice | Part-time at Liverpool John Moores University?<br/>The programme curriculum has been designed for current or former professionals working in law enforcement and criminal justice. You will be joining and contributing to a vibrant learning community. As part of this doctorate, you will generate original knowledge through the research related to your own area of professional involvement, as well as participating in taught sessions around research planning, research methodology, and critical reflection. <br/><br/>About this course<br/>By completing this doctorate, you will achieve formal recognition and accreditation of your professional development and a raised profile within your profession, and you will have the chance to contribute to academic debate, and influence policy and practice.<br/><br/><br/>- Aims to develop competent, informed, reflective, ethically and professionally competent practitioners who have a sophisticated academic understanding of wider policing, and criminal justice theories and issues<br/><br/><br/>- Enables students to develop advanced skills and competencies in designing, conducting, evaluating, and presenting<br/><br/><br/>- Research relevant to policing, and criminal justice<br/><br/><br/>- Provides a framework in which students can generate original knowledge through the research of policing, and criminal justice, related issues in their own area of professional involvement<br/><br/><br/>- Enables and encourage those graduating with a Professional Doctorate from the programme to disseminate the results of their research with a view to contributing to academic debates or influencing policy and practice<br/><br/><br/>- Enhances the development of reflective practice through discussion and networking with others who may be working in different sectors of policing and criminal justice<br/><br/><br/>- Makes an original contribution to the status of police studies and criminal justice as a discipline, through the advancement of knowledge and professional practice within the sector and through the development of advanced practitioner researchers<br/>