Sarah Watson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology has recently published an article in Criminology and Criminal Justice around mass shootings. Mass shootings are one example of a focusing event that has particular significance for firearms legislation. Mass shootings shock, disturb and provoke enormous and controversial debate, often causing significant public and
Students on the BA (Hons) Professional Policing programme at Newman University will at some stage, be involved in a debate around whether all officers should be issued with a Taser and/or firearms. If students become a Special Constable whilst studying, they may be part of a cohort of officers that
Over the past decade, protests have become more commonplace across the world and in the UK. The public have become less tolerant over issues involving those such as animal rights, police violence against black people, and violence against women, such as the recent murder of Sarah Everard in South London.
In 2016, the College of Policing, the regulatory body responsible for standards and education in policing, introduced the Police Education Qualifications framework (PEQF) to develop academic programmes for the 43 police services in England and Wales. This incorporated the requirement to obtain an undergraduate Degree in Professional Policing in order