The Institute for Policing Studies
Introduction
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.
Welcome video
Hear from Mark Roycroft, former Head of the Institute for Policing Studies at the University of West London, on why UWL is a great choice for your future.
Our courses
Our degree courses
We run a BSc Professional Policing degree (licensed by the College of Policing). The Institute offers MSc Policing to all students who meet the entry requirements of a 2.2 degree or equivalent. The courses are taught by staff with a strong operational background in policing and relevant academic experience. We pride ourselves on bridging academia and practical policing.
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BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (West London Campus)
West London Campus
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MSc Policing (West London Campus)
West London Campus
Our apprenticeship courses
The IPS teaches the new Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) for student police officers and direct entry programmes for existing graduates under the Degree Holder Entry programme (DHEP) for both Uniform Officers and direct entry for detectives.
Research
As a new Institute, we will be building a research base. Dr Mark Roycroft, former Head of the Policing Institute, has published three books to date:
- "Police Chiefs in the UK" - 89 interviews with Heads of Policing in the UK.
- “Decision Making in Police Enquires and Critical Incidents".
- “Modern Police Leadership, Operational Effectiveness at Every Level".
Our staff
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Andrew Rose, Head of the Institute of Policing Studies
Andy has over 30 years’ experience with the Metropolitan Police Service achieving the rank of Detective Inspector in roads policing, front-line policing and CID roles.
Andy is PIP 3 accredited with experience on homicide and serious road collisions.
His roles have included being a trainer at Crime Academy, designing and delivering training in investigative skills, surveillance, forensic scene management, interviewing, statement taking to junior detectives and senior investigation managers.
Andy has taught in the Republic of South Africa, Abu Dhabi and as a lecturer in forensic science, criminology and policing programmes, investigative skills and criminology to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of West London.
Andy’s areas of expertise include roads policing, organised crime, forensic science, scene management, interviewing, informant handling, training design, international operational review, decision making, criminology, and investigative psychology.
Andy has an MSc in Investigative Forensic Psychology.
IPS Librarian
Contact us
Contact us
To get in touch with our institute, please email ips.admin@uwl.ac.uk.
To contact us about applying for a course, please get in touch with our Admissions team:
- courses@uwl.ac.uk
- 0800 036 8888 and select option 2 - free for land line and mobile users
- +44 (0) 20 8231 2468 for callers from outside the UK.
Disclaimer
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