Police studies, the university and the police service
An Australian study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Mahony (Griffith University, corresponding author), Tim Prenzler (0000-0002-1635-1919, Griffith University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-304 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511259600096131 |
| OpenAlex | W2045021489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
The professional preparation of police in universities is a recent development in Australia. In many cases, however, the university contribution is attenuated; degree completion is voluntary after entry into the police service. Nevertheless, it is now accepted that police services in the future will be staffed increasingly by graduates. This study examines the impact of these developments through a survey of police educators in Australian universities. Its major findings are that respondents agreed about the nature of the university police studies curriculum, their working profile, and the influence of the critical tradition in their work, and that their morale was comparatively high. Other findings, although less sanguine, are also significant: Respondents sought a strong dichotomy between university and police academy training which seemed to be at odds both with the realities of police professional life and with the substantial university credit that is given for academy courses. They were also insecure in\ntheir relations with their main client body--the members of the police services. Although such relationships are challenging, the\nsurvey's results also may reflect the present early stage of development of university police studies: The gap with academy educators and clients seems much wider than that in the defense forces, for example. In short, the study is significant in exploring\nattitudes and challenges of university police educators at a pioneering time, raising significant issues concerning police professional preparation, and inevitably reflecting the complexity of the police task in contemporary society
Criminal justice · Criminology · Curriculum · Higher education · Medical education · Odds · Pedagogy · Police science · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Medicine · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology
Adding value? A review of the international literature on the role of higher education in police training and education
Collaborative policing
Reproducing police culture in a British university
Community engagement and learning as ‘becoming’
Police Education and the University Sector
Continuity and discontinuity in competing models of criminal justice education
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2016 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |