Roads policing|road safety|criminal investigation|criminal law

In this module students will gain the core knowledge and skills necessary to police the road network safely and effectively. Students will learn the key police...

In this module students will gain the core knowledge and skills necessary to police the road network safely and effectively. Students will learn the key police powers involved in roads policing and how to exercise them, the legislation that police commonly use in enforcing and regulating the use of the roads by drivers and others, and how to investigate offences and incidents that happen on the road network. Students will also learn the importance of roads policing for preventing injuries on the roads and for responding to the use of the road network by offenders (including organised crime groups). Students will become familiar with government and police strategies and priorities for ensuring road safety and denying criminals use of the road network.

This module forms the logical continuation of Intermediate Old Norse and will combine advanced translation with the in-depth analysis of prose and poetic...

This module forms the logical continuation of Intermediate Old Norse and will combine advanced translation with the in-depth analysis of prose and poetic texts.

Politics|Public Policy|Public Policy and Administration

tools of government|behavioural public policy|randomised control trials

Policy-makers face day-to-day choices about how to achieve their objectives. They need to know about how to use the resources under their command to get the...

Policy-makers face day-to-day choices about how to achieve their objectives. They need to know about how to use the resources under their command to get the best results. This module is about how policy-makers can use these tools of government effectively, and what evidence is there about what works most effectively. Methods of evaluating public policy are covered, with a focus on the use of experiments, such as randomised controlled trials. Different tools of government, like regulation and finance, may be considered. There is a focus on practical examples, which may include policies on the use of illegal drugs, local economic development and performance management. The final part of the module examines behavioural economics or the ‘nudge’ policy agenda, which is currently often used by governments across the world to improve public policy. At the end of the course, there is usually a class visit to a policy-maker to examine how the tools can work in a practical context.