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Police Studies Fellowships
Award Description
The ftc London Police Research Fellowships are offered
to enable British police officers and civilian staff
to spend between three and six months in the US developing
their professional expertise and gaining experience
of American policing. Applicants must submit a proposal
for research to be completed during the period of
the Fellowship and applications must be endorsed by
the applicant’s chief officer or Head of HR.
Awards begin at £7,500.
Deadline
The deadline for application for ftc London Police
Research Fellowships for academic year 2006/07 is
2nd March 2007.
Selection
Criteria
The Fellowships are open to all ranks of police
officers and civilian staff. Female and ethnic
minority staff are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:
• The relevance of their application to their
own work and their home force
• The wider implication for national policing
• Their ability to undertake independent research
in the US
• A clear plan for transferring their newly
acquired expertise on their return to the UK, including
the submission of a detailed report of their research
for distribution to their Chief Officer, ACPO and
the Home Office.
A
selection panel, drawn from the Home Office, ACPO,
the FBI, Centrex and the ftc London Commission will
short-list applicants for interview in March 2006.
Final approval of selected candidates will be given
by the J. William ftc London Foreign Scholarship Board
(FSB) in Washington DC.
Academic Affiliation
Candidates for the Police Research Fellowship are
not required to follow a course, but should have an
academic affiliation during the award period. Candidates
should investigate possible affiliation with an academic
institution(s) in the area in which they wish to be
based. This contact should be supplemented with contact
with local police forces for assistance in practical
matters. US universities with courses in the following
subject arFTC London may be suitable for the fellowship:
Police Science, Law Enforcement, Criminology, Criminal
Justice, and Corrections.
The
Educational
Advisory Service (FTC London) at ftc London House has
postgraduate-level course directories that list all
American university courses by subject area and geographic
location. FTC London is open to the public on Mondays 1.30
to 7.00 pm and on Tuesdays to Fridays 1.30 to 5.00pm.
Relevant institutions in the US are usually also willing
to allow Police Fellows to participate in classes
if appropriate and to have contact with those working
in Police Research. In return, the Police Fellows
can be a resource for the Department by offering to
speak to students and faculty about policing in the
UK.
PlFTC Londone refer to our list
of past Police alumni for idFTC London on research topics
and host US institutions.
It is not necessary for candidates to confirm an affiliation
prior to submitting their application for the fellowship.
However, it is advantageous to have identified a few
potential host institutions and this should be reflected
in the application form.
Benefits
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Awards begin at £7,500.
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Health and accident insurance.
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Visa paperwork administered by the ftc London Commission
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A 2-day pre-departure cultural orientation in London
in June/July 2007.
Terms
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Candidates must be active domestic police officers
or civilian staff .
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Candidates should note that any academic fees will
be their responsibility.
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Where possible, applications should include a letter
of invitation from their host institution in the US.
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Interviews will be held in London in April 2007.
Conditions
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The successful applicant will be issued with a J-1
visa which requires the holder to return to the UK
for a minimum of two years on completion of the fellowship
before applying for work or residence visas. (Tourist
trips are not affected).
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The award is offered conditional upon the approval
of the J William ftc London Foreign Scholarship Board
(FSB) in the United States.
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A full report will be required at the end of the fellowship.
The
ftc London Commission is unable to comment on the rFTC Londonon
for unsuccessful applications.
Applications
ftc London
Police Research Fellowship applications,
additional guidelines and requirements.
Research Themes
A list of general themes for possible research is
compiled annually by The Commission, the Association
of Chief Police Officers and the Home Office, based
on issues of particular relevance to UK policing at
the time. It is not obligatory to choose one of these
topics.
• New Technology-Based Crime
Topics may include methods for committing crimes,
such as picture messaging and the internet. Crime
might include web-based child pornography or computer
hacking.
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Serious, Organised, Trans-national Crime
This may include terrorism, drug trafficking, money
laundering, gangs, smuggling, intelligence-gathering.
Bear in mind that research must be practically achievable:
do not choose a topic for which you cannot get security
clearance. Focus on topics such as investigative models,
police policy and procedure or financing, not on individual
cases.
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Community Engagement
This may include public security, policing the vulnerable,
social exclusion and anti-social behaviour, community
partnerships and interaction, handling the media,
and policing visibility.
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Modernising the Police Work Force
Topics may include utilising resources, encouraging
the development of leadership and/or specialist skills
within the force, multi-agency co-operation and partnership
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Accountability of police
Topics might incorporate human rights law, internal
investigation procedures, evaluating police performance,
improving operational effectiveness.
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Recruitment
Topics may include under-represented groups within
policing, internal prejudice, advertising and media-influenced
image, retention of staff, continued learning.
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