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The police and higher education Kilcup, Gerald Brenton
Abstract
During the past ten (10) years increasing interest, both within police circles and the academic community, has been shown in the development of educational, training and professional development programs directed at the police service. This thesis explores the current relationship between higher education and the police examines the rationale for the establishment of higher educational standards; evaluates current research relevant to the impact of upgrading standards for the police and provides a critique of current thought and research on the topic. Three distinct but related issues relevant to educational upgrading are explored. These issues involve an examination of the current role of the police, their ability to control crime and the growing expectations of the public for more and better service the influence of police unionism in supporting or inhibiting educational upgrading and thirdly, the implications of the concept of professionalism as it relates to the changing interpretation of the police function within society. The research reported includes an assessment of the contributions resulting from studies conducted in both Canada and the United States. This research is related to the proliferate efforts that exist in Canada aimed at improving the calibre of police performance through higher recruitment and selection standards, educational requirements and professional development programs. The inadequacies of current research to provide meaningful data to either support or direct these activities are discussed. The thesis concludes with an evaluation of the current vacuum in Canadian research on this topic and proposes the development of research projects that will provide insight into the complex and important relationship between the variables impacting on higher education and police performance.
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The police and higher education
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University of British Columbia
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1983
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During the past ten (10) years increasing interest, both within police circles and the academic community, has been shown in the development of educational, training and professional development programs directed at the police service. This thesis explores the current relationship between higher education and the police examines the rationale for the establishment of higher educational standards; evaluates current research relevant to the impact of upgrading standards for the police and provides a critique of current thought and research on the topic. Three distinct but related issues relevant to educational upgrading are explored. These issues involve an examination of the current role of the police, their ability to control crime and the growing expectations of the public for more and better service the influence of police unionism in supporting or inhibiting educational upgrading and thirdly, the implications of the concept of professionalism as it relates to the changing interpretation of the police function within society. The research reported includes an assessment of the contributions resulting from studies conducted in both Canada and the United States. This research is related to the proliferate efforts that exist in Canada aimed at improving the calibre of police performance through higher recruitment and selection standards, educational requirements and professional development programs. The inadequacies of current research to provide meaningful data to either support or direct these activities are discussed. The thesis concludes with an evaluation of the current vacuum in Canadian research on this topic and proposes the development of research projects that will provide insight into the complex and important relationship between the variables impacting on higher education and police performance.
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eng
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2010-04-19
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0064609
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University of British Columbia
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Graduate
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