Professional Policing (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

Through the  Professional Policing (Hons) programme at Bangor University  students are provided with insight into current police practice as well as an understanding of research and theory in relation to the causes of crime and crime control. With this combination of knowledge on police procedure and academic insight into policing, graduates are able to pursue careers in the police as well as other parts of the security sector and other government agencies involved in policing.

Careers

You can apply for other professional police roles, such as community support officers, control room operators and analysts. You could also pursue careers in a variety of civilian roles across the criminal justice system including the police, courts system, prison or probation service, youth offending, national intelligence and security agencies, private security, community justice, and victim support. Over time, you may choose to specialise in specific areas, such as cybercrime or fraud investigation, for instance.

During your studies, you’ll gain a solid understanding of evidence-based policing and the use of social science research methods, together with a whole host of transferrable skills. In particular, your analytical, problem-solving, reasoning, persuasion, negotiation, and critical judgment skills will be of interest to local or central government, voluntary organisations, charities, research institutes, thinktanks, education providers. Typical roles may include:

• Adult guidance worker

• Border force officer

• Community development worker

• Counsellor

• Crime scene investigator

• Detective

• Housing manager/officer

• Local government officer

• Police officer

• Political risk analyst

• Prison officer

• Private investigator

• Probation or parole officer