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University of West London, Institute for Policing Studies Masters Degrees
We have 1 University of West London, Institute for Policing Studies Masters Degrees
The Institute for Policing Studies (IPS) is an exciting new development within the University of West London. Its creation reflects the increasing role of Higher Education in the policing community in London and the UK.
The policing landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade and police education has changed to meet the new demands of cybercrime, terrorism and to reflect the increasing “social” role that the police play in dealing with victims in the community.
Stuart Kind (1987) described police investigations as a “high level intellectual exercise" following the Byford report into the Yorkshire Ripper case in the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, the complexity of investigations has continued to increase.
The advent of cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crime has provided fresh policing challenges alongside existing issues appearing in these new contexts. Leadership in policing routinely covers international boundaries and jurisdictions, but the core skills of policing remain.
The Institute will promote these aspects of professional policing while reflecting on the lessons learnt from historic investigations such as the Yorkshire Ripper case, the Steven Lawrence enquiry and modern cases and critical incidents.
The scale and scope of what officers police in the UK is wide-ranging; from lost children to rural crime, from natural disasters such as flooding to public order events, from terrorism to dealing with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The British model of dealing with a serious crime such as homicide is world-class and the Institute's staff have experience in major investigations in the UK, America, and the Middle East.
