Policing & Criminology

About this course

Policing and criminology brings together two disciplines that are natural partners: criminology provides the theoretical and empirical frameworks for understanding why crime occurs, who is affected by it, and whether responses to it are effective; policing focuses on the organisation, practice, and governance of law enforcement, examining how police services operate, how officers make decisions, and how policing relates to communities and accountability. Studying them together produces graduates who can think analytically about crime and justice and who have the specific knowledge and skills that policing and criminal justice careers require. At Edinburgh Napier you will study this four-year full-time programme, which includes a year abroad, giving you exposure to policing and criminal justice systems in a different national context. The course is designed to be applied, equipping you w

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