The Bachelor: Policing Practices was developed over a number of years and involved a number of institutions, namely: the South African Police Service (SAPS), higher education institutions, and representatives of various governmental institutions. Southern Business School was involved in this process since its inception. The Bachelor: Policing Practices degree is a registered and accredited 394 credit qualifi cation at NQF level 6.

Minimum duration

The Bachelor: Policing Practices degree can be completed in three years.

Who should register?

This qualification is aimed at learners who are pursuing management careers within the Safety in Society subfield. It provides learners with opportunities for professional development and career advancement within the broader constituencies of the Safety in Society community that will contribute to providing a safe and secure environment for all the people in the Republic of South Africa. It reflects the need and demand within the policing environment for officials who are/will be able to perform managerial and leadership functions with more complex managerial knowledge, skills and attributes of organisational processes and procedures contextualised within the Safety in Society environment.

This qualification will provide a vehicle through which to develop competent managers that can stay abreast with the changing and dynamic environment of policing as well as create an atmosphere for lifelong learning opportunities. The occupations, jobs or areas of activity in which the qualifying learners will typically operate are in the areas of crime prevention, crime detection, community service centres and support in the Safety in Society environment. Through the availability of this qualification managers within the policing environment will be able to provide top class service, improve professionalism and enhance the quality of service delivery, thereby contributing to the creation of public trust and achieving the vision of the sector.

This qualification opens up access for historically disadvantaged incumbents as well as other learners in the Safety in Society environment for further development through vertical mobility to higher-level qualifications and horizontally to qualifications on the same level but in a different discipline. The level of flexibility within the range of electives will also allow the individual to pursue further specialisation within the Safety in Society sector.

Structure of the BPP Degree for Police Officials

The structure of the degree can be summarised as follows:

• 1^st Year: Police Management I » Crime Prevention Management I » Service Oriented Policing I » Communication for Policing » Elective I
• 2^nd Year: Police Management II » Crime Prevention Management II » Service Oriented Policing II » Crime Detection Management I » Police Management Information Systems I » Elective II
• 3^rd Year: Police Management III » Crime Prevention Management III » Crime Detection Management II » Research Methodology

The elective referred to above is Training Management.

Structure of the BPP Degree for Traffic- and Metropolitan Law Enforcement

The structure of the degree can be summarised as follows:

• 1^st Year: Police Management I » Traffic Police Science I » Service Oriented Policing I » Communication for Policing » Elective I
• 2^nd Year: Police Management II » Traffic Police Science II » Service Oriented Policing II » Road Traffic Management I » Police Management Information Systems I » Elective II
• 3^rd Year: Police Management III » Traffic Police Science III » Road Traffic Management II » Research Methodology

The elective referred to above is Accident Investigation Practice. Students who want to enrol for the Accident Investigation Practise module must first prove competence in mathematics/mathematical numeracy or attend a two week basic mathematics and statistics course.

Costs

• Registration fee: R850.
• Cost per subject: R990, except Police Management I, II, and III and Research Methodology, R1350 each. All third year subjects are R1100.
• Second semester re-registration fee: R350.
• Prices exclude textbooks.