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This module develops students’ understanding of what is commonly referred to as ‘Community Policing’ in England and Wales. It will look at the development of Community Policing, as a response to public criticism of reactive based policing and a move to a more proactive approach.  It will highlight examples of real-world significance and explore the changing nature of community policing in a social and political context. It will introduce students to signal crimes and signal disorder and the development of problem oriented policing (POP) and partnership working. The module will allow students’ to engage with the underpinning theories. This will enable students for the first time, to think about the relevance of community policing to a range of social phenomena and develop a policy proposal to enhance community policing. The module aims to enable students to:

• Develop an awareness and familiarity with the emerging forms of community policing by contemporary developments in policing;
• Provide theoretical insights into problem solving and partnership working in policing to reduce crime and disorder;
• Introduce changing patterns and perceptions of crime and deviance in contemporary society.