Background

This 2-year project started in November 2017. It draws on organisation development frameworks as well as learning and development theories, to contribute to the enhancement of L and D. Overall, this is about creating a shift in culture from viewing L and D as an abstraction problem to viewing it as a human resources investment through continuous professional development and organisational improvement.

The three research questions examine what English and Welsh forces are doing to prepare for the changes to training, learning and development to implement Policing Vision 2025; how forces are improving and what models, tools and techniques help them to support improvement; and how promising practices in Learning and Development (L&D)  are shared and applied across police forces and agencies.  

News

CPRL CPD programme sets new benchmark for investigative excellence

The States of Jersey Police recently completed a transformative Continued Professional Development (CPD) programme that is setting a new benchmark in investigative excellence and fostering increased public confidence in law enforcement. 

Designed and delivered by Ian McNeill, Senior Lecturer in CPD Development in Policing at the Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) at the Open University, the programme was developed in collaboration with the Operation Soteria Joint Unit and academics from across all six pillars of the Operation Soteria national programme.

28th April 2025