The Fourth Annual Conference of the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing (POLCON 4)

'Police reform and austerity: challenges for police leadership, professionalisation and the College of Policing’

Storified by Helen Jones · Thu, Sep 05 2013 05:13:48

Today I'm at @canterburyccuni for #polcon4 conference ow.ly/225iI6 let's see what I can learn or teach

— Suleman Amad · Tue, Sep 03 2013 02:42:07

Steve Tong: need for research into police education #polcon4

— Jason Pandya-Wood · Tue, Sep 03 2013 03:31:54

Peter Hermitage talks to a packed room about challenges affecting public services #polcon4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374877701364252672/photo/1 · Helen Jones

Peter Hermitage talks about the tyranny of the 'last bright idea' and the need for professionalism and quality education #polcon4

— Helen Jones · Tue, Sep 03 2013 03:06:35

Conference underway - up next Alex Marshall from @CollegeofPolice #polcon4

— Jason Pandya-Wood · Tue, Sep 03 2013 03:28:36

A persuasive case for the development of a corpus of knowledge that has an ethos of sharing #polcon4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374877657772867584/photo/1 · Helen Jones

Marshall: new crime & ASB bill transfers powers from Home Sec to @CollegeofPolice #polcon4

— Jason Pandya-Wood · Tue, Sep 03 2013 03:40:55

ASB crime and policing bill shifts some powers from Home Sec to Policing College, e.g. joining requirements #polcon4 says Alex Marshall

— U R Boss · Tue, Sep 03 2013 03:43:29

Improving police integrity and making service more rep of communities they serve are 2 of the 4 Policing College priorities #polcon4

— U R Boss · Tue, Sep 03 2013 04:08:33

The @CollegeofPolice will set the standard for people wanting to be police officers #polcon4

— Jason Pandya-Wood · Tue, Sep 03 2013 04:10:02

Key issues coming out of the conference so far are about research corpus, consistency, partnership between police and university #polcon4

— Helen Jones · Tue, Sep 03 2013 06:10:58

What can we learn from the Australian experience? Quite a lot it seems. Prof Jenny Fleming #POLCON4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374877565783400448/photo/1 · Helen Jones

In Australia grand schemes have given way to incremental gains #POLCON4

— Helen Jones · Tue, Sep 03 2013 05:51:59

Good to hear reflections from @CollegeofPolice chair Prof Shirley Pearce #polcon4

— Jason Pandya-Wood · Tue, Sep 03 2013 06:17:02

Through professional conversations and Collaborative university partnerships clarity of motivation and purpose can be achieved. #POLCON4

— Helen Jones · Tue, Sep 03 2013 05:52:10

Who owns the College of policing? It is a company limited by guarantee with a board #POLCON4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374878831196532736/photo/1 · Helen Jones

Who should own the college? Non-government funded and owned? #POLCON4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374879312715210752/photo/1 · Helen Jones

Session about HE and police professionalisation #polcon4 http://twitter.com/HEA_Sociology/status/374890994367725568/photo/1 · Helen Jones

Richard Heslop comparing police training in the UK and US. Report ow.ly/229ugQ Is this future of education of UK police? #polcon4

— Helen Jones · Tue, Sep 03 2013 07:14:21