FDA in Policing – An Employer Perspective Or Helping the Police with their Enquiries? Inspector Chris Ward, Foundation Degree Project Manager, Thames Valley Police Lindsay Cloughley, HE Coordinator, OCVC. Agnes Hibbert, Liaison Manager Richard Huggins, Associate Dean, SD. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Oxford Brookes University

Overview Partnership Background Strategic Context Developing the Foundation Degree Issues HE FE TVP Conclusions

Partnership background 1998 onwards – development of a range of projects with the Thames Valley Police. Partnership working at Local Strategic Partnership Level Strategic Commitment to the region and to community Engagement (Brookes) Engagement with student population and wider community (TVP) 2000 – increased growth of collaborative working with the Police through membership of Oxford and wider Thames Valley area through broad social and policy interventions – DAATs, Single Regeneration Board, Communities Against Drugs, Crime and Disorder Audits, Health and Social Inclusion initiatives Neighbourhood Policing approaches to local and area policing (ACPO/Centrex, 2006, Innes 2005, Johnston, 2005, Maguire and John, 2006, Tuffin et al., 2006) the expectation of and opportunities provided by increased partnership working across different agencies and institutions greater development of community engagement by public organisations (Home Office, 2005, McIlrath and Mac Labhrainn, 2007, MyHill, 2006) Community Based Research Projects. Collaborative working with Police, undergraduate students, the public and academic staff Neighbourhood Policing: Public Perceptions of Crime, Disorder and Policing Explored a range of key issues in relation to Neighbourhood Policing, notions of community, inclusion, individual and collective safety and security, anti-social behaviour and crime

Increased ‘professionalisation’ of the police. STRATEGIC CONTEXTS Increased ‘professionalisation’ of the police. Increased emphasis on Evidence Based Policing Increased emphasis on community engagement, diversity, civic role of the police Procedural Justice

196 4,202 750 507 Thames Valley Police 613 volunteers 2.2m population THREE COUNTIES 613 volunteers 2.2m population 2,200 square miles SIX MILLION ANNUAL visitors 4,202 Police officers 2,744 staff 196 miles of motorway 750 Special Constables 507 Police community support officers PCSOs Diverse population 14 Local Police Areas 108 neighbourhoods

Developing the Foundation Degree Thames Valley Police working with three HE providers - Brookes, Bucks, Northampton Issues: Student numbers - recruitment Requirement – impact on structure of programme Procedures and language

Course Development and Delivery Associate College Partnership Collaborative curriculum development - OCVC/Brookes and Thames Valley Police. Collaborative delivery. On-going development of content and modes of delivery.

Conclusions Complex process Diverse organisational cultures Shared objectives – but sometimes different emphasis Expectation management Variety of Stakeholders Systems New models of working