Module Code - Title:
LA6142
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Policing and Human Rights
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module aims to teach students about the complex role of police in society and how that interacts with both the protection and abuse of human rights. By the end of the course students should be familiar with debates around the police function in society, police culture, police powers and accountability.
Syllabus:
Unlike traditional course on policing, this course places human rights at the core of the issue. It works from the premise that at the heart of policing is the need to balance the rights of all members of society (as Patten said æpolicing is human rightsÆ). Considering first the history of policing, questions as to the functions of the police, and thereby the role of human rights, will emerge. Three core issues will then be covered: police
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Recognise the role of policing in society.
Outline the powers of the police and the legal or constitutional basis for those powers.
Deduce the impact of police occupational sub-cultural on the use of those powers.
Identify the human rights instruments and case law which interact with policing.
Critique the academic debates relating to the role of human rights in policing.
Apply these skills to domestic, European and international contexts.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
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Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Spring
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09/10
Module Leader:
ger.coffey@ul.ie