Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Police Work at the University of Portsmouth

The Institute of Criminal Justice Studies has a long and distinguished history of research, course provision and consultancy/training services in the field of policing and investigation, drawing from both its research-based expertise in police studies and extensive professional experience in policing itself.

Research

Research on policing and investigation within ICJS falls under our Policing, Crime and Investigation Research Cluster (led by Professor Steve Savage) and comes under the following headings:

  • Police accountability, governance and police reform (Barry Loveday, Professor Steve Savage)
  • Police management and police leadership (Dr Bob Golding, John Grieve, Barry Loveday)
  • Private policing and plural policing (Dr Mark Button, Dr Alison Wakefield, Nick Pamment)
  • Investigative interviewing and evidence (David Carson, Dr Becky Milne)
  • Policing hate crime (Dr Nathan Hall)
  • Policing domestic violence (Dr Jacki Tapley)
  • Police training and development (Dr Phil Clements, John Jones)
  • Police Intelligence (John Grieve, Adrian James)

Read more about ICJS research on policing and investigation.

Courses

Course provision in the area of policing and investigation is offered at a variety of levels and all part-time by distance learning or on-line learning:

ICJS (in association with the School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies) also delivers the Masters in Public Administration to the Metropolitan Police Service Emerging Leaders Programme.

Students with a master's qualification can progress to a professional doctorate:

We recognise experience-based learning through the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

Consultancy and Training

Consultancy and Training services in policing and investigation cover a variety of fields and a range of clients in policing and related areas, including:

  • Investigative skills training for police oversight bodies: clients include Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Garda Siochana Ombudsman’s Commission (Republic of Ireland)
  • Investigative interviewing skills training: clients include a wide range of UK police forces and investigative bodies in the UK and internationally [link to Centre of Forensic Interviewing]
  • Training evaluation and accreditation services: clients include a range of UK police forces (including the Surrey Police) and the Botswana Police Service
  • Pre-join police training schemes: together with the Surrey Police, we have developed the well known Policing, Law and Community programme, which enables those interested in a police career to study the underpinning knowledge elements of the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme  before application to the police service. The scheme was winner of the ACPO Innovation in Policing Award for 2008.

For further information on our Consultancy and Training Service contact Professor Steve Savage at steve.savage@port.ac.uk