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Handbook of Modules

For the Course of Study “Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Law Enforcement”

Last edited: 30 August 2016

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Module 1 - Applied Policing and Legal

Framework

Module Coordinator:

RD Eberhard Breithaupt

Teaching and Learning Objectives

The students are familiar with the legal framework for policing in the fields of police law, criminal law and civil law. They know the basics of general criminal law, the system of forensic science and basic proce-dures and tactics of solving cases of crime. In addition, they know the principles of traffic law. The students have knowledge of basic constitu-tional law and selected fundamental rights.

Main Contents of Module

1. Police and Administrative Law

2. Adjective Criminal Law/Law of Criminal Procedure

3. Substantive Criminal Law, Administrative Offence Law and Civil Law

4. Special Police Law

5. Basic Traffic Law and Traffic Management

6. Principles of Forensic Science

7. Public and Constitutional Law

8. Public Service Law

9. Psychology

Exam

Contact Hours

60

50

110

45

54

76

60

20

25

4

Self-study

15

10

25

10

14

18

15

10

5

4

Workload (hours) Module Total: 630

Contact Hours: 504

Self-study: 126

Credits: 21 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: First module in course of study, 1st semester End: End of 1st semester/beginning of 2nd semester

Teaching and Learning Methods

Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes

Case Processing Self-study:

Independent Study and Producing Work (such as essays)

Independent Case Processing

Exercises

Exam / Performance Records There is a written exam including parts of the different subject fields.

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Module 2 - Practical Basics of Policing Module Coordinator: KD Harry Hörig

Teaching and Learning Objectives

The students learn the basics of traffic law, traffic management, forensic photography and forensic science, computer science, communication and case processing as well as professional ethics. They undergo train-ing in driving police cars and giving first aid. There are situational train-ings in which students are prepared for their work placements.


1. Basic Traffic Law and Traffic Management for Applied Policing

2. Driver Training

3. Basics of Crime Control for Practical Policing

4. Office Communication, Processing of Cases “IVO” (Integrated Case Pro-cessing System), Enquiry

5. Professional Ethics

6. First Aid

Exam

Contact Hours

112

4

90

106

16

7

2

Self-study

34

0

38

34

6

1


Contact Hours: 337

Self-study: 113

Credits: 15 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: End of 1st semester, particular feature: teaching com-plex 4, work with IVO begins in the middle of the 1st semester.


Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes

Class in computer room and forensic lab

Supervised partner or group work

Students’ Presentations

Case Processing of given cases

Self-study:

Work in Small Groups and Practical Classes

Independent Trainings

Exercises

Preparing Presentations


Exam / Performance Records There is an individual oral exam in which interdisciplinary knowledge is tested. Students also have to pass an examination and provide certificates in typing with ten fingers, using a portable radio, driving a police car and provide proof of participation in the first aid training, since these are requirements for a successful conclusion of the module.

Module 3 - Basics of Police Training Module Coordinator: Prorector

1. Academic Year: PD Oswald

2nd/3rd Academic Year: KHK Hiller

Importance of Module Practical classes and further training sessions during the course of study are required for further mission-based classes. A great emphasis is placed on psychomotor skills. Systematic and individual training aims at having long-term and stable training effects.


1. Operational Training and Training of Police Actions

Basic Course - 1 Academic Year

Main Course - 2 Academic Year


2. Physical Education




3. Marksmanship Training




Contact Hours

90 12 67 60 57 0

90 36 36

Self-study

0 12 15 0 15 20

0 0 0


Contact Hours: 448

Self-study: 62

Credits: 17 ECTS

Position in Course of Study This is a multi-semester module which is taught for more than one semester. Beginning: Police recruits start with the 1st semester / police con-

stables who want to join the command service start with the 3rd semester End: With termination of the main course (6th semester)


Contact Hours:

Interactive Teaching and Learning

Practical Exercises

Supervised Partner and Group Work

Practical Classes

Seminars

Mini-Presentations Self-study:

Literature Searching and Review

Preparation of Exercises/Individual Training

Exam / Performance Records Performance tests, physical tests and target practice are conduct-ed during the course of study.

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Module 4 - Work Placement Module Coordinator:

PD Jürgen Siegert

Importance of Module The work placement, which starts after the mostly theoretical basic course, is the first possibility for the students to use their acquired knowledge and put it into practice. It is also necessary for the compre-hension of the upcoming modules during the course of study. The stu-dents use their practical experience throughout further theoretical tuition.


The methodical competence gained during the basic course plays an im-portant role in the work placement.

The work placement consists of the following fields of activity:

Road Traffic Safety

Crime Control

Protective Measures

Contact Hours

Self-study


Credits: 16 ECTS

Position in Course of Study In 2nd semester, after the basic course (modules 1-2)


Acquisition of practical skills through participation in police service

Exam / Performance Records The students’ performances during the work placement will be rated by supervisors at the corresponding places of work. This evaluation is based on fix criteria of the University of Applied Sci-ences.

Module 5 - Basics of Methodology and

Social Science

Module Coordinator: Dr. Maike Neumann

Importance of Module Module 5 serves as fundamental introduction to the main course. The main goal is to teach basic skills for researching as well as methodical competence and basic knowledge of social science. These skills will be required for the upcoming modules and practical police work.


1. Elective Courses

2. Sociological Methods of Working

3. Psychology

4. Sociology and Pedagogy

5. Political Science

6. Business Administration

Exam

Contact Hours

30

30

56

32

32

16

4

Self-study

30

8

20

16

16

6

4


Contact Hours: 200

Self-study: 100

Credits: 10 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: 3rd semester End: 4th semester


Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes, Trainings

Self-study:

Literature Search and Review

Work in Small Groups

Exam / Performance Records There is a written exam including at least two subject fields of the module.

Some lecturers might require further certifications.

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Module 6 – Legal Framework of

Proactive and Reactive Policing

Module Coordinator: PD Hartwig Elzermann

Importance of Module During their practical police work, police officers are confronted with a wide range of different situations. Therefore, the officers are required to know how to deal with any situation in an adequate and legally correct manner.

This Module helps the students to prepare themselves for these situa-tions by teaching them the basics of the adjective and substantive crimi-nal law as well as the basics of police law and administrative law.


1. Public Law

2. Legal Basis of Protective Police Measures

3. Legal Basis of Repressive Police Measures

4. Exam

Contact Hours

60

90

160

4

Self-study

34

60

72


Contact Hours: 306

Self-study: 170

Credits: 16 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: End of 1st semester, particular feature: teaching com-plex 4, work with IVO begins in the middle of the 1st semester.


Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars


Practical Classes

Self-study

Exam / Performance Records Written or oral examination

Module 7 - Principles and Legal Frame-

work of Uniformed Policing

Module Coordinator: PD Leif Woidtke

Importance of Module

Students use their experience of applied policing to learn the basics of operational theory and police management theory. The contents of this Module, together with the contents of Module 11, provide basic knowledge of how to successfully cope with everyday police situations.


1. Sociological Analyses of Institutions and Institution Management

2. Principles of Operational Theory

3. Basic Knowledge About Police Institutions

4. Tactical Police Measures

5. Problem-Solving Processes - Planning and Taking Decisions

6. Basics of Police Management Theory

7. Professional Ethics

Exam

Contact Hours

10

10

18

26

26

20

6

4

Self-study

2

4

2

22

14

10

2


Contact Hours: 116

Self-study: 60

Credits: 10 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Practical Classes


Self-study:

Supervised Work in Small Groups and Practical Classes

Exercises

Exam / Performance Records There is either a written or oral exam.

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Module 8 - General Criminalistics and Basic Criminology

Module Coordinator: KD Torsten Madlung

Importance of Module A major task of policing in order to combat crime is to deal with relevant facts. The majority of students has no or only little knowledge about the causes and manifestations of criminal investigation and its processing. The Module aims at providing fundamental knowledge of criminal inves-tigation and also its methods and theories, seen from different perspec-tives.


1. General Criminalistics

2. Forensic Science

3. Basic Criminology

4. Psychology of Interrogation

5. Interrogation Practice

6. Police Information Systems

Exam

Contact Hours

82

42

42

20

18

20

2

Self-study

23

7

8

6

0

0


Contact Hours: 224

Self-study: 44

Credits: 9 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Practical Classes


Presentations (of Research Results)

Self-study:

Group Work and Individual Work


Exam / Performance Records There is either a written exam at the end of Module 8 consisting of at least two interdisciplinary parts or an oral exam testing the knowledge of the Module’s subject fields.

Module 9 – Legal Framework and

Implementation of Road Traffic Safety

Module Coordinator: Prof. Dr. jur. Dieter Müller

Importance of Module Traffic control, traffic accident recording and case handling are elements of the traffic safety work, which is done by the police. They, among oth-ers, are the core competences of policing. Road traffic safety constitutes one of the three pillars of our police-specific studies. The second pillar deals with issues regarding crime investigation and the third pillar is in regard to police operations.


1. Principles of How to Increase Road Traffic Safety

2. Basic Traffic Law

3. Special Fields and Problems of the Implementation of Road Traffic Safety

4. Special Fields of Traffic Law

Exam

Contact Hours

60

60

32

34

4

Self-study

30

30

10

10


Contact Hours: 186

Self-study: 80

Credits: 9 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: 4th semester End: 5th semester


Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes

Practical Training

Self-study:


Studying Literature

Exam / Performance Records There is a written exam of 240 minutes which comprises the whole course content.

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Module 10 - International

Cooperation

Module Coordinator: Ass. iur. Jens Philipp Wilhelm


This Module provides police-relevant knowledge of the English language as well as intercultural competence. It aims at extending the knowledge of political, social and legal conditions of policing all around the world.


1. English, Intercultural Competence

2. Globalization, Europeanisation, Intersocietal Relations

3. International Politics

4. International Law: Law of Nations, European Law

Exam

Contact Hours

178

10

18

24

4

Self-study

60

20

10

6


Contact Hours: 230

Self-study: 96

Credits: 11 ECTS

Position in Course of Study Beginning: 3rd semester End: 6th semester - English: to be taught over more than one semester


Contact Hours:

Lectures

Practical Classes (Individual or Group Work)

Seminars (Including Presentations)

Self-study:

Individual and Group Work

Reading Comprehension

Presentations and Working Out Academic Papers

Comprehension Questions

Exam / Performance Records There are two exams. In English, there is an oral exam, including the fields of intercultural competence and intercultural communi-cation. The second exam is conducted in written form and in-cludes study contents of the other subjects of this Module (may also be interdisciplinary).

Module 11 – Police Operations in

Complex Situations

Module Coordinator: (PD Siegbert Ullrich)

currently: PD Jürgen Siegert


The acquired knowledge will qualify the students to use interdisciplinary concepts for handling cases.

This enables them to cope with different situations in an adequate way and to take consistent decisions.


1. Sociological and Psychological Basics

2. Police Actions in Special Situations (Traffic Management)

3. Police Measures During Major Events And Assemblies, including Law on Weapons

4. Complex Situations (Labour Disputes, Gatherings, Demonstrations, Events of Large-Scale Damaging, Catastrophe, Manhunt, Bank Robberies, Kidnapping, Threats of Assault, Amok, Right-Wing Music Events, Sports and Violence)

5. Complex and Interactive Practice

Exam

Contact Hours

14

10

50

128 6

4

Self-study

10

8

44

80 6


Contact Hours: 208

Self-study: 148

Credits: 12 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes

Self-study:



Exam / Performance Records The exam consists of at least two parts which might be conducted orally or in written form.

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Module 12 - Advanced Criminalistics and

Criminology

Module Coordinator: LKD Holger Lingott

Importance of Module The examination of crime-related problems is an important part of polic-ing. The majority of students has no or only little knowledge about mani-festations and relations of criminal investigation and its processing. The Module aims at showing different perspectives of several types of crime.


1. Missing Persons (Unidentified Bodies, Unknown Helpless People); Un-natural Death

2. Sexual Offences

3. Violation of Bodily Integrity, Domestic Violence

4. Politically-Motivated Crime

5. Property Crime and Arson, Resulting Crime

6. Cybercrime; Fraud; Money Laundering

7. Drug Offences

8. Forensic Science

Exam

Contact Hours

38

38

46

12

34

20

42

26

4

Self-study

14

10

10

4

12

10

6

4


Contact Hours: 256

Self-study: 70

Credits: 12 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Exercises/Field Trips

Practical Exercises

Self-study:

Assignments

Independent Case Processing, Sample Cases

Exam / Performance Records There is an interdisciplinary written exam of 240 minutes. The amount of content tested may vary from subject to subject.

Module 13 - Specific Legal Requirements

for Policing

Module Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. Henning Schwier

Importance of Module This Module is based on the basic legal knowledge students got in Mod-ule 6. It examines specific areas of the legal framework of policing.


1. Data Collection and Processing by the Police

2. Basic Public Service Law and Disciplinary Law

3. Aliens Law

Exam

Contact Hours

80

48

28

4

Self-study

26

16

8


Contact Hours: 156

Self-study: 50

Credits: 7 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Q&A Sessions with Lecturer

Practical Classes

Practical Demonstrations

Self-study:

Literature Reviews

Presentations

Case Processing

Exam / Performance Records There is a written exam with a duration of several hours. Some parts might be tested by means of an oral examination (e.g. presentations).

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Module 14 - Areas of Speciality Module Coordinator:

PD Uwe Heinrich

Importance of Module This Module is based on subject-specific theories of previous modules and aims at developing the students’ competence in order to work in special areas of policing. There is tuition in specific areas in regard to the

students’ future workplace. This enables students to extend their knowledge in the corresponding areas.


1. Areas of Speciality 1.1 Management and Operations of the Uniformed Police 1.2 Tasks of Criminal Investigation 1.3. Deployment in Police Units

2. Internship (At the end of Module 14 the students are sent out on a six-week internship, if possible in their future workplace. Organization of this period may vary depending on chosen area of speciality.)

Contact Hours

120

240

Self-study

30


Work Place-ment: 240

Areas of Spe-ciality: 150

Credits: 13 ECTS



Contact Hours:

Lectures

Seminars

Practical Classes

Project Work

Field Trips

Trainings

Self-study:

Work in Small Groups

Preparing Presentations

Assignments Individual Self-study

Exam / Performance Records Participation in practical trainings and tuitions.

No. Name of Module Module Coordinator Semester Total Contact Hours Self-Study / % of Study ECTS

1 Applied Policing and Legal Framework RD Breithaupt, Mr. 1 - 2 630 504 160 / 20,0 21

2 Practical Basics of Policing KD Hörig, Mr. 1 - 2 450 337 113 / 25,1 15

3 Basics of Police Training Prorector 1 - 6 510 428 82 / 16,1 17

4 Work Placement PD Siegert, Mr. 2 480 16

5 Basics of Methodology and Social Science Dr. Neumann, Mrs. 3 300 200 100 / 33,3 10

6 Legal Framework of Proactive and Reactive Policing PD Elzermann, Mr. 3 - 4 480 314 166 / 34,6 16

7 Principles and Legal Framework of Uniformed Policing PD Woidtke, Mr. 3 - 4 180 124 56 / 31,1 6

8 General Criminalistics and Basic Criminology KD Madlung, Mr. 3 - 4 270 226 44 / 16,3 9

9 Legal Framework and Implementation of Road Traffic Safety

Prof. Dr. Müller, Mr. 4 - 5 270 188 82 / 30,4 9

10 International Cooperation Ass. iur. Wilhelm, Mr. 3 - 6 330 232 98 / 29,7 11

11 Police Operations in Complex Situations PD Ullrich, Mr. currently: PD Siegert

4 - 6 360 212 148 / 41,1 12

12 Advanced Criminalistics and Criminology LKD Lingott, Mr. 4 – 6 330 253 77/ 23,3 11

13 Specific Legal Requirements for Policing Prof. Dr. Schwier, Mr. 5 – 6 210 164 46 / 21,9 7

14 Areas of Speciality PD Heinrich, Mr. 6 390 120 30, / 20,0 13

Bachelor Thesis (Exemption from Study / Service) 6 210 7

Course of Study (Total) 5.400 3.302 1.168 / 26,1 180

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