Police Legal Education, Higher Education Institutions and ‘professionalising’ the police

Despite the introduction of three routes into policing which necessitate a degree qualification (DHEP, PCDA and DPP); at the insistence of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) the College of Policing have introduced a fourth route (PCEP), to be launched April 2024. This fourth route means officers no longer need a degree, which is divisive and contradicts the professionalisation agenda. There remains uncertainty about the ability of Police Forces and Higher Education to manage the tripartite relationship. Although Further and Higher Educators from ‘academics’ to ‘pracademics’ provide multiple benefits for policing students, the landscape remains turbulent. This entry questions whose knowledge ‘counts’ in police legal education and the challenges associated with professionalising the service.

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