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Policing degrees need to recognise existing experience while developing new skills and thinking

SUBSCRIBE 16th August 2021Dr Jerry Pearson, Lecturer, University of Sunderland  9 Comments
The requirement for UK police recruits to either be graduates or achieve a degree as part of their training is still a subject of much debate; but University of Sunderland lecturers Dr Jerry Pearson and Adrian Smiles – both former serving officers – believe one area of the PEQF that needs to be addressed is delivering a degree qualification which recognises the skills and experience of those serving officers who are currently non-graduates.

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