Police Misconduct and Social Media: Perceptions of Aspiring Future Police Officers

Autor/inn/en	James Turner; Colin Rogers; Ian Pepper
Titel	Police Misconduct and Social Media: Perceptions of Aspiring Future Police Officers
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 14 (2024) 5, S. 1171-1186 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (James Turner) ORCID (Colin Rogers) ORCID (Ian Pepper)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-08-2023-0214
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Law Enforcement; Ethics; Social Media; Police; Occupational Aspiration; Long Range Planning; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Consciousness Raising; Professionalism; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesetzesvollzug; Ethik; Soziale Medien; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Langfristige Planung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bewusstseinsbildung; Professionalität
Abstract	Purpose: The research aimed to explore the perceptions of aspiring future police officers studying at a university in relation to the actions to be taken with regards to typical posts on social media by a fictitious off and on-duty police officer. This in turn would inform future police workforce requirements. Design/methodology/approach: Policing students who expressed their aspirations as future police officers were recruited. A total of 99 students studying the College of Policing licensed Professional Policing Degree at the University of South Wales, took part in Hydra Immersive Simulations to ascertain their perception of social media posts by a fictitious serving police officer. The students were asked to rate the appropriateness of the social media posts as groups, and as individuals. Findings: The findings suggest that, whilst the majority of students identified misconduct issues in the social media posts, the response to how the fictitious police officer should be dealt with varied. In addition, it would appear that there may be a need for those involved in policing education to reinforce, in an ongoing basis, knowledge of the College of Policing Code of Ethics, misconduct rules, regulations and increase awareness of unacceptable social media posts. Research limitations/implications: The research was conducted with professional policing degree (PPD) students from one university. Practical implications: It is important to reinforce The College of Policing Code of Ethics, expected professional standards and an understanding of what constitutes unacceptable social media posts throughout the education of aspiring police officers. As this has the potential, if recruited, to impact on the service. Originality/value: Limited research has been conducted in relation to the College of Policing licensed higher education programme, the PPD, equipping aspiring police officers to successfully join the service and influence the cultural change. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/2/06