Partnership between academics and practitioners – Addressing the challenges in forensic science

Morrissey, Joanne; Stodter, Anna; Sherratt, Fred; Cole, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2022.11.005

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“…A complication of co-creating the SBS was the pursuit of a statement that was inclusive of the range of approaches to policing education across the four nations of the UK, including the professional policing degrees in practice (PCDA and DHEP) licensed in England and Wales to police forces and their educational partners. Such practice-based learning is strengthened by the sharing of resources and expertise across partners (Morrissey et al, 2023). Access to workplace practice allowing student officers to develop the practical and professional knowledge and skills related to field experience.…”

Section: Effective Communicationsmentioning

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“…To facilitate this, several collaborative working practices were implemented throughout the development of the SBS. As Morrissey et al, (2023) identify, successful partnerships require clear communication, mutual trust with agreed outcomes which are beneficial to all involved. With Franklin ( 2009) adding that such mutual respect and shared benefits enhance results across partnerships.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…discuss several components for successful partnerships including the 10 need for shared vison and willingness to share knowledge engendering mutual trust Morrissey et al, (2023). adding the benefits of working in partnerships include the sharing of ideas and experiences.…”

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The first national subject benchmark statement for UK higher education in policing: the importance of effective partnership and collaboration

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Cox,

Fee

et al. 2024

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PurposeThe Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education in the UK focuses on maintaining, enhancing and standardising the quality of higher education. Of significant impact are the development of subject benchmark statements (SBS) by the QAA, which describe the type and content of study along with the academic standards expected of graduates in specific disciplines. Prior to 2022, the QAA did not have a SBS to which higher education policing programmes could be directly aligned.Design/methodology/approachOver 12-months, a SBS advisory group with representatives from higher education across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, The College of Policing, QAA, Police Federation of England and Wales and policing, worked in partnership to harness their collective professional experience and knowledge to create the first UK SBS for policing. Post publication of the SBS, permission was sought and granted from both the College of Policing and QAA for members of the advisory group to reflect in an article on their experiences of collaborating and working in partnership to achieve the SBS.FindingsThere is great importance of creating a shared vision and mutual trust, developed through open facilitated discussions, with representatives championing their cause and developing a collaborative and partnership approach to completing the SBS.Practical implicationsA collaborative and partnership approach is essential in developing and recognising the academic discipline of policing. This necessarily requires the joint development of initiatives, one of which is the coming together of higher education institutions, PSRBs and practitioner groups to collaborate and design QAA benchmark statements.Social implicationsThe SBS advisory group has further driven forward the emergence of policing as a recognised academic discipline to benefit multiple stakeholders.Originality/valueThe SBS for policing is the first across the UK. The authors experiences can be used to assist others in their developments of similar subject specific benchmarking or academic quality standards.

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Section: Partnership and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%