MSc Policing and Law Enforcement Leadership

About this course

LJMU's MSc in Policing and Law Enforcement Leadership explores challenges facing contemporary law enforcement and how effective leadership can address them.

• Study at the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies (LCAPS) which is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) programmes
• Embark on a programme designed as a higher qualification for those in supervisory, management and leadership roles
• Reflect on your individual and team approaches to leadership in an increasingly complex environment
• Learn from active researchers, former and serving officers, and subject specialists
• Participate in a variety of masterclasses throughout the academic year delivered by experts. Previous speakers include: the Director of Public Prosecutions and a former UN peacekeeper

During your studies, you will discuss and debate the major issues facing organisations, such as austerity and the changing nature of demand. You will be supported to reflect on your individual and team approaches to leadership and will explore the role of policing and law enforcement agencies in the wider context of society.

During the development of this programme, we have been working with our partners to develop opportunities for students to gain practical law enforcement experience during their studies, which could include short placements in a number of agencies. Similarly, there may be opportunities to send students to study for short periods of time in academic institutions abroad, as part of the university’s Go Global programme. Any opportunities will be discussed with interested students as and when they are available.

Teaching in the Centre for Advanced Policing Studies aims to combine academic rigour with critical attention to policy and practice agendas; proactively supporting workforce development, collaborating with policy makers and practitioners to provide a world-leading, cutting-edge, interdisciplinary teaching portfolio. LCAPS tutors include a mixture of academics and former practitioners from various disciplines including law, intelligence and policing, with former officers from ranging from Constable to Chief Constable. The Centre delivers a range of degrees covering a gamut of learning requirements and including experiential masters, distance learning and career partnership CPDs.

Assessment

How learning is monitored on your programme

To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic.

You will be assessed via written assignments (including a 15,000 word dissertation in Semester 3) and reports on the self-reflection you will need to undertake as part of the programme.