RT Book T1 The university beat: critical reflections on the delivery of police education in England and Wales A2 Eason, Anne A2 Starr, Rob LA English PP Cham PB Palgrave Macmillan YR 2024 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1907091963 AB This book presents critical reflections on the professionalisation of policing through the delivery of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA), Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) and Pre-Join degrees by HEIs in the UK. Each chapter is written by lecturers and staff from a single policing teaching team who deliver these degrees, to cover inception of the programme through to delivery and their practical reflections and insights. The chapters are underpinned with academic theories of pedagogy and topics appropriate to the delivery of material to (student) police officers which encourage critical thinking, evidence and reflection. This diverse teaching team includes academics and pracademics working side-by-side to engage and support student officers with the learning needed for 21C police officers. This book includes an outline of the UK policing model to assist readers from other countries who are interested in the learnings. It is a resource for police students, police and law enforcement leaders and overseas academics in policing, criminology, sociology and education. Anne Eason is Associate Director of Policing, at the University of the West of England, UK, overseeing the Police Constable Degree Apprentice and Graduate Diploma. She is also Trustee of The Wheels Project, Bristol, and former Senior Probation Officer. Rob Starr joined University of West of England (UWE), UK, as Senior Lecturer in Policing in March 2020. Prior to joining UWE he worked as a police officer within the Metropolitan Police and West Midlands Police. . CN 364.4 SN 9783031684319 K1 Criminology. K1 Crime K1 Education, Higher. K1 Professional education. K1 Vocational education. K1 eBook-Springer-Law-and-Criminology-EVB DO 10.1007/978-3-031-68431-9