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Education and the Police Professionalisation Agenda: A Perspective from England and Wales

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This chapter provides selective commentary on the developments of police learning and education from 1945 to the present time. It describes the role of police services in developing skills and knowledge for officers while commenting on the gradual move to outside providers. The engagement between universities and police services in providing education for officers is described and the different approaches adopted are discussed. Finally, the chapter discusses the consultation around higher education accreditation, and the various considerations in relation to serving officers and future recruits.

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  1. Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK

    Stephen Tong & Katja M. Hallenberg

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  1. University of South Wales - Pontypridd, Pontypridd, UK

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  2. Institut für Polizei- & Kriminalwissenschaften, FH für öffentliche Verwaltung NRW, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Bernhard Frevel

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Tong, S., Hallenberg, K.M. (2018). Education and the Police Professionalisation Agenda: A Perspective from England and Wales. In: Rogers, C., Frevel, B. (eds) Higher Education and Police. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58386-0_2

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