PPP102 Investigation and Communication in Policing 1 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The subject has two key aspects: Firstly, at an introductory level, the subject explores how police can prepare for and undertake investigations ethically and professionally. It also considers the use of logic, critical thinking and scientific method to discover and analyse information in order to establish the truth of a matter. Secondly, the subject will develop key communication strategies. Students will identify, and develop strategies to overcome, barriers to communication. Students will also be required to apply a reflective approach in order to extend and improve their communication practices.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Term 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Goulburn | Term 2 |
| Distance * | Goulburn | Term 3 |
| Distance * | Goulburn |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PPP102
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available to students in Associate Degree in Policing Practice - students will require internet access
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the investigative process from attendance at a crime scene to the initiation of a prosecution.
- Explain the significance of an investigative methodology and describe how it enables police to determine the truth regarding a crime or incident.
- Prepare to carry out a minor investigation and to conduct interviews.
- Recognise, collect and preserve evidence taking into account legal, ethical and practical considerations.
- Recognise and use various sources of information.
- Identify, apply and evaluate effective communication strategies in a number of common policing situations.
- Identify barriers to effective communication in a number of common policing situations, and develop strategies to overcome those barriers.
- Identify and use key forms of written communication in the police workplace.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Introduction to police as ethical investigators Planning and preparing for an investigation Identification and management of crime/incident scenes Introduction to scientific methods of investigation: logic and critical thinking Introduction to sources of information Interpersonal and intrapersonal communication: verbal and non-verbal Barriers to communication Writing reflections Police as information gatherers Group dynamics Listening, empathy, facts and inferences Disclosure Tactical communication NSW Police Force Customer Communication
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 1 day residential school.
The duration of the residential school is 7 hours to be held in conjunction with residential periods for other concurrent subjects.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.