Designed to integrate best practices, research insights, and valuable learning experiences for all those supporting the training of police officers - including police lecturers within HE, tutors, trainers, mentors, and coaches. It provides comprehensive guidance on developing policing students throughout their educational journey.
Shaping the next generation of policing students requires a unique set of skills, preparing individuals for a challenging profession and using effective teaching, coaching and mentoring. This book is a one-stop resource for educators in both HEIs and forces to develop their own skills in order meet the needs of their policing students. It takes a subject specific approach to supporting policing students, relating coaching models and theories and to the policing context and offering insightful teaching tips including effective feedback strategies and guidance on addressing difficult topics such as domestic abuse and courtroom appearances. Reflective exercises and real-life policing examples will help you apply theory to practice, creating an enriching learning experience for both you and your students.
A guide to help police tutors and trainers support and develop their students in the most effective way possible.
Introduction Part 1: Introduction to coaching, mentoring and learning
theory Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 What is the difference between a mentor
and a coach?
Chapter 2 What makes a good coach?
Chapter 3 Coaching models
Chapter 4 What does learning theory say? Part 2: Helping develop students
Part 2 Introduction
Chapter 5 Leadership
Chapter 6 Personalised learning
Chapter 7 Conducting reviews and setting goals
Chapter 8 Giving feedback Part
3: Police specifics Part 3 Introduction
Chapter 9 Dealing with domestic
abuse
Chapter 10 Dealing with death
Chapter 11 Going to court
Chapter 12 The
National Investigators Exam
James Dickety has been involved in policing for over 10 years. He has worked in neighbourhood policing teams, response teams, operations and within investigations. He studied criminology and criminal justice at undergraduate level, and criminal justice at postgraduate level. His key interests are developing knowledge within the service and bridging the gap between academia and policing. His passion revolves around creating accessible and useful material which has an impact within policing.
