Policing and Investigations (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University

Overview

This Policing and Investigations (Hons) course offered by Liverpool John Moores University has been designed with modules written to have a greater focus on the area of investigations.

We have developed this programme over many years of policing studies degree delivery, working with Merseyside Police Constabulary, College of Policing and other key stakeholders in the policing and criminal justice sectors. The curriculum has been designed to ready students for an investigative career, modules include the Psychology of Investigation, Investigating Serious and Complex Cases and Professional Standards and Governance and Accountability. 

Employability

Graduates find themselves working a variety of policing roles, such as operational officers, police staff, or wider law enforcement agencies, others are in a career that is not directly concerned with policing such as armed services, prison service, social work or criminal justice-related roles within the Civil Service.

Employability is a core module of the degree, where in your final year you will be encouraged and supported to consider your career path in policing.  

For graduates who wish to apply for police constable roles in England and Wales, need to do so within five years of graduating.  Achieving this degree is a requirement but does not guarantee appointment to a police force. Recruitment and appointment is subject to the relevant regulations and requirements of police recruitment and selection processes. This includes medical and fitness testing along with background and security checks. Recruitment and selection processes are rigorous and may vary between forces.