“Critically review the effectiveness of existing measures for holding senior police officers to account for the standards of professional behaviour in the police service performance evaluation”.
Performance evaluation is a crucial aspect of holding senior police officers to account for their professional behavior. It involves assessing an officer’s job performance, adherence to departmental policies and procedures, and overall conduct. Performance evaluations provide feedback to officers on their strengths and areas for improvement, and also serve as a basis for making decisions on promotions, pay raises, and disciplinary actions.
The police work within a frame work of high ethical standards for example the international association of chiefs of police that provides guidance for ethical and professional behaviours with college of policing principles
You must include:
Professional standards | College of Policing related to 10 Standards of professional behaviour Use of force with qualitative analysis on Public perception on brutality The Police standards team with reports of Anti corruption and professional standards
You must include: 3 case studies using
Fiona Pilkington – decision making, failings and disproportionately
Stephen lawrence – use of force/ public perception
Baroness Casey’s- anti corruption, breaches and sanctions following policing policies with professional policing standards.
Example:
•Four years on, officers face punishment for failing Fiona Pilkington | The Independent | The Independent
•Fiona Pilkington case: Police officers cleared of failing mother and disabled daughter | Daily Mail Online
•Microsoft Word – NPCC Understanding Disproportionality in Police Complaint Misconduct Cases for BAME Police Officers & Staff 2019 – Final Report
•We are the Independent Office for Police Conduct | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
•Home – West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner (westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk)
•HMICFRS – Google Search – This is an example use your own research resources.