'From the student bar to the front line': the leadership challenges presented by the academic/professional policing nexus

Symonds, Nick (2017) 'From the student bar to the front line': the leadership challenges presented by the academic/professional policing nexus. In: 17th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology (EuroCrim 2017): Challenging ‘Crime’ and ‘Crime Control’ in Contemporary Europe, 13-16 September 2017, Cardiff, UK. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Lord Moran stated “leadership is the capacity to frame plans which will succeed and the faculty of persuading others to carry them out”. Framing a workable plan and the mechanisms required to assist in this process can vary greatly within organisations that may have differing ethos’s, aims and objectives. This paper will dissect and discuss the leadership challenges posed when educating Police Officers in a Higher Education Environment (HEI). In a transition from HEI to the disciplined environment of Policing, is this a challenge of bringing ‘order from chaos?’ The quote provides a window to the idea of leadership and management, both of which are pressure tested in the robust arenas of higher education and Policing. There are opposing methodologies, policies, standards and desired outcomes between these organisations. Do they want to ‘do things right’ or ‘do the right thing?’ This is a literature based study centring on styles, theories and methods of leadership and how they are applied and implemented within the relevant organisations, in both the UK and further afield, in order to frame a discussion regarding the challenges presented by administering students across this nexus.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Departments:	Academic Departments > Business, Law, Policing & Social Sciences (BLPSS) > Policing, Criminology & Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Nick Symonds
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2017 16:02
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2024 17:45
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3219

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