Richard Spreckley VR MSc BA(Hons), DipEd FHEA FSET’s Post

The College of Policing just published its 2024 Competency and Values Framework (#CVF), providing clear expectations for everyone working in #policing. It describes the behaviours required as a police officer or member of staff, to be effective in their role and uphold the #CodeOfEthics. It plays a significant role in the recruitment, assessment, and development of officers and staff at every level. ❔ Why was it developed❔ Because #research and reviews of policing over the last decade have consistently highlighted the importance of #Ethical and #ValuesDriven behaviour in police officers and staff. In the Police Education Consortium, we work with highly experienced lecturers, experts, researchers, and other staff to deliver quality police education and follow the latest updates in policing in the UK and worldwide. Amongst our staff, there are experts in data analysis, inclusivity, and police leadership. As a recognition of our work, this year we #won the Apprenticeship Guide Award for Best Apprenticeship in Public Services. ✨ Our distinguishing features are: • #Policing Expertise: Developing reflective police practitioners equipped to meet the complex needs of the communities they serve. • #Innovative Attitude: Growing a research culture to support evidence-based policing and police education.  • #Commitments to Values: Our programs are not only cutting-edge but also rooted in inclusivity and ethical conduct, consistently striving to embed professional integrity within policing practices. We welcome the CVF’s value-driven approach. It is based on three values: #Courage, #PublicService, and #Respect and #Empathy; and six competencies. Closely aligned to the Code of Ethics, the framework equips everyone in policing with the skills for leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative work, thereby enhancing the service provided to the public. Each competency and value include a list of example behaviours. It acknowledges that all people have different #strengths ⛹♀️ and preferences, in terms of skills, #abilities, and personal attributes. The CVF should be used in ways that allow for differing abilities. This includes those that stem from #disabilities or #neurodiversity, in line with #equality legislation 🎓 . Learn more about the updated 2024 Competency and Values Framework (CVF): https://lnkd.in/dZEY--6T ❕ See how the CVF can be used to recognise #prior #learning entry routes for policing: https://lnkd.in/ezedRa2h 💼 The Police Education Consortium was founded in 2017 to champion the national implementation of the Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF). Ever since, we have been delivering high quality police education working with amazing professionals, in collaboration with police service partners Surrey Police, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, and Sussex Police. 🔗 Follow us on Linkedin and X: @Police_Ed_Co! Thank you! 🙏

Absolutely, you are presenting a compelling argument for recognizing and harnessing the potential of Policing Graduates and utilizing these specialized skills will yield the following additional benefits. 1. Elevating Professionalism:   -Their academic background emphasizes not only practical skills but also a commitment to the principles of justice and ethical conduct. 2. Fostering Innovation:   - The infusion of new knowledge can enhance the adaptability of police agencies to evolving challenges. 3. Improving Public Perception:   - Actively recruiting Policing Graduates sends a positive message to the public. It demonstrates a commitment to having well-educated and highly qualified individuals in positions of authority. 4. Building Stronger Community Relations:   - Policing Graduates, possessing a deep understanding of community-oriented policing strategies, and can help bridge the gap between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. This can result in more effective crime prevention and better collaboration with citizens. This approach has the potential to transform law enforcement agencies into dynamic, forward-thinking organizations that better serve and protect their communities.

In an intriguing twist of oversight, it appears our government might not be fully aware of the pool of talented individuals who hold diplomas and degrees specifically in Policing. Picture this: passionate graduates, driven by a genuine love for law enforcement, investing their time and energy into acquiring specialized education in the field. Despite this, governmental recruitment seems to bypass these skilled Policing Graduates in favor of individuals with a Grade 12 background or unrelated studies. Imagine the untapped potential, the wealth of knowledge these graduates bring to the table, left on the sidelines. Here's where the plot thickens – envision a scenario where our law enforcement agencies are enriched by individuals who have not just theoretical knowledge but a profound understanding gained through rigorous academic training in Policing. By granting Policing Graduates the opportunities they rightfully deserve, we could effectively curtail instances of police corruption and incompetence. The call is clear: let's champion a system that recognizes and embraces the specialized skills and passion that Policing Graduates bring to the realm of law enforcement. By doing so, we pave the way for a more competent, informed, and effective police force. #PolicingGraduates

POLICE | "DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO" The unintended disconnect in police basic training Extracts: The manner in which we’ve historically taught police officers doesn’t align with how officers are expected to police their communities today. "Traditionally, many police academies have followed a regimented, boot-camp style approach to training new recruits" Simply put, new officers will police in the manner they were taught. As suggested by the PERF report, “If the academy culture is demeaning and controlling, then new officers may be more likely to model those traits in the community when they graduate.” Positive modeling for new officers starts with the application of soft skills in the educational environment, emphasizing critical thinking, professional communication and emotional intelligence, as these are the skills effective police officers rely on to be successful. Officers more often face personality conflicts, communication barriers, ill-structured problems and workload burdens. Or problem-based learning opportunities that require a group of officers to tackle a challenging issue where there’s no one simple solution, a general lack of information, and a need to resolve learning issues. Ensuring our academies positively model how we want officers to interact with others, informed by an emphasis on soft skill application, ensures we can meet our communities’ high expectations while fulfilling our duties in a respectful, professional and empathetic manner. --- Yes, content and teaching methods are fundamental, but... Are we on the right target? In my experience, it doesn't matter what's taught, how it's taught — if police academies have been cheating wall-to-wall, lacking integrity for decades, even if you are "preaching the word of God", it's hypocrisy — and that's what recruits learn: https://lnkd.in/eyXZTSwE The police have always presented themselves as internally honest to their citizens — but in reality, when left in control of their schools, internal affairs, internal discipline or promotions for example, the police have always found ways to circumvent social rules — the police are experts in deception and cheating: https://lnkd.in/eJG4Kayq https://lnkd.in/e-u-56Bx I'd tell you that the lack of police integrity is the main target to attack, because: https://lnkd.in/eANmnmkc 1. Police culture eats training for dinner; 2. Education and training are worthless without integrity, proper discipline. And believe me, tackling the lack of integrity in the police is quite a challenge! https://lnkd.in/eRYZBa2H I don't even think any police force would be willing to even acknowledge a lack of systemic, cultural integrity. https://lnkd.in/eZNY_dxx https://lnkd.in/ec6ZYWwT What our police recruits learn in our police academies you won't see written down in any police manual: https://lnkd.in/eQ__Hcey https://lnkd.in/e5BQtn3g Police training: "I can't hear what you're saying because your behavior makes too much noise" ---

Giving talks close to my heart is exhausting - and yesterday was one of those days Aside from doing my day job, being a dad husband and son, - Police: I gave a talk to trainee Met police officers on the topics which covered: special needs including selective mutism and autism, child exploitation (the figures are shocking), working with vulnerable parents, issues and self-harm (reasons for it ) and more.... some of these topics I have 1st hand experience of ... - MBA students: I gave a talk about the economic impact of hidden and visible disabilities and explained the raw numbers and how by improving systems so EVERYONE is richer socially, emotionally, physically and economically And while it was great to educate the trainees officers and MBA students and the world is a better place it hit me hard in the evening what I had said and HOW I had said it ... What is my point : There needs to be a social shift to reduce these issues the current model globally is simply not economically and socially sustainable https://lnkd.in/eG6WdP8p

🛤️ Leading the Way in Police Education and Research 📚 How does the Police Education Consortium lead the way in police education and research, forging strong partnerships and driving improvements in contemporary policing practice? Through extensive experience in delivering police education programmes in all of our member universities, we have a track record of working in partnership with various national and international police forces 🌍. This work is underpinned by sector-leading, specialist, evidence-based research. Every student officer completes an evidence-based #research project 📑👮 at the concluding stage of their programme demonstrating professional competence and addressing the real-world #challenges of contemporary policing. These projects provide valuable insights and resources for police forces, helping to address national, regional, and local priorities. Some of our recent research initiatives include examining topics such as: * How can #mentalhealth and #resilience training in England and Wales be improved to help police officers manage their mental health? 📱 *To what extent have past abuse of power affected the trust that women and girls have in the police and what effect does this have on violence against women and girls (#VAWG)? 🏡 Since our founding in 2017, the Police Education Consortium has been dedicated to championing the national implementation of the Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF). We continue to enhance our programmes and expand our reach, thanks to the invaluable support of our partners, including Surrey Police, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, and Sussex Police. We invite you to share your thoughts and contribute to discussions on our research initiatives. Help us connect with fellow practitioners in the #policing and #criminaljustice arena! Thank you for following us on LinkedIn and X: @Police_Ed_Co! The Police Education Consortium team #PoliceEducationConsortium #PoliceEducation #Policing #Criminology #LawEnforcement #Research #Innovation #PEQF #PublicSafety

Are you interested in gaining acknowledgement for your professional experience and expertise within the criminal justice sector? 👮♂️ 👮♀ 👨⚖️ Do you want to further your career prospects? Develop your critical understanding of the criminal justice environment? Research and understand the evidence-base to be able to spring board you into the next phase of your working life? If so, take a look at the Applied Criminal Justice Top-Up degree. The closing date for applications is the 30th June, so time is ticking ⌛ to get your application in for the upcoming academic year (24/25). Full and Part-time options are available, with a programme designed for those who are working within the criminal justice sector. Blended learning and innovative styles are being used to make the course as accessible as possible, with tailored and individual support for learning. Have you been away from education for a long-period of time? Are you concerned about your grades? What is academic referencing? All these questions have been considered, so if you have any questions, or are thinking about this, we will be able to answer and guide you through your learning. If you have any questions please contact Dominic2.McVeigh@uwe.ac.uk, or click here - https://lnkd.in/eE9gXYrN it will take you through to the UWE website where you can view the BSc (Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Top-Up where there is further information and contact details. 🎓

My latest article examining the #PoliceEducation kerfuffle in the UK has been published today. "Education or Indoctrination? An exploration of the resistance towards making policing a degree-level profession" offers a critical commentary on the role of #ChiefConstables in determining support (or more comprehensively, rejection) of the #PEQF requirement for higer education for new #police #recruits. It concludes that operational pressures arising from chronic underfunding and understaffing, as well as their short-term tenure linked with the same from elected #PCC's, #PoliceChiefs focus on tangible 'here-and-now' benefits (boots on the ground); rather than future, more intangible benefits, that better educated and more well-rounded officers may bring. It also examines the impact Chief Constables can have on their entire force's #policeculture, and attitude towards enhanced training and education of new recruits, through the support they receive from peers and supervisors. #PCER #PCDA #DHEP College of Policing National Police Chiefs' Council

This is a very interesting article about how law enforcement is training new recruits at the basic police academy. While I do not agree with everything in the article, it does bring up some thought provoking ideas. Law Enforcement Leaders must always be looking at opportunities to enhance and improve our training to ensure we continue to move the profession forward. When you take the “we have always done it that way” viewpoint, your agency falls into a rut and all creativity, improvement, and progress stops. #police #policetraining #lawenforcement #lawenforcementtraining #policedepartment #policechief #sheriff #iacp #publicsafety #communitysafety #training #policingmatters #copscountpolicematter #officer #officers #cop #cops #lessonslearned #p1 #policeofficer #policeofficers #review #deputy #professionaldevelopment #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #policeacademy #adaptiveleadership #iacp

Learning From Experience: Trent's Senior Policing Micro-Credential Prepares Police Professionals to be Leaders "The combination of the instructors in this course, like retired police leaders in all different areas of departments, on top of the academics, really gives you that breadth of knowledge and experience that you look for as a working professional student." says Sheri Meeks, inspector of operations at the Bellville Police Service https://lnkd.in/eQ-SU4a4