Professional courses

Supervision and support

The doctoral programme aims to develop your research ability in the broad area of Criminal Justice to an advanced level and promote evidence-based practice development. The development of the quality and value of your practice and research will be enhanced through:

• Seminars and workshops on critical research and criminal justice issues specifically focused on the development needs of criminal justice professionals
• Support from peers and staff to ensure your work reaches the necessary (doctoral) standard
• Supervision from a team with a very wide range of development and research interests and many years of professional experience
• Access to University of Portsmouth library facilities including a large number of e-books, journals and databases accessed electronically
• The use of an online learning environment enabling you to keep in easy touch with your peers and the course team
• Development of wider national and international perspectives through networking with the peer group
• Building ongoing productive links between criminal justice organisations
• Raising the profile, credibility and influence of your profession in both academic and practice contexts