UCF criminal justice students\u00a0recently returned from a\u00a0study abroad\u00a0program\u00a0in the United Kingdom, where they had an in-depth look at the U.K. policing system.<\/p>\n
The 18 participants met with police leaders, observed police demonstrations and visited justice facilities during the two-week program, held primarily in Gloucestershire and Cheshire counties and in London.<\/p>\n
The experiences enabled them to compare policing in the U.K. with policing in the United States, said program leader Ross Wolf, an associate dean in UCF\u2019s College of Health and Public Affairs and criminal justice faculty member.<\/p>\n
In Gloucestershire and Cheshire, the students visited each county\u2019s constabulary, or police department, where they observed demonstrations by police K9 teams and special response teams and learned about the U.K.\u2019s latest approaches to crime.<\/p>\n
Britain recently began electing a \u2018Police and Crime Commissioner\u2019 to oversee policing in a defined police area, and the students had an opportunity to meet and talk with PCC John Dwyer of Cheshire, Wolf said.<\/p>\n
The students also participated in a course on community policing at the University of Gloucestershire and met with police volunteers at the University of Chester.<\/p>\n
In addition, they learned about the U.K.’s approach to justice.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the Crown Court in Gloucestershire, the students met with a sitting judge and asked questions about the differences in our judicial systems. Then they observed his courtroom in action. The judge even interrupted the proceedings\u00a0to explain to the students what was happening,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n
In London, the\u00a0students met with the London Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard. They also toured Parliament, the U.K.\u2019s supreme legislative body, and attended a presentation on its history and workings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe students found many parts of the trip extremely interesting,\u201d Wolf shared. \u201cI\u2019m certain each and every one came home with a new perspective and hopefully will think about our policing and our criminal justice system in a different light.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UCF criminal justice students\u00a0recently returned from a\u00a0study abroad\u00a0program\u00a0in the United Kingdom, where they had an in-depth look at the U.K. policing system. The 18 participants met with police leaders, observed police demonstrations and visited justice facilities during the two-week program, held primarily in Gloucestershire and Cheshire counties and in London. The experiences enabled them to compare policing in the U.K.…","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":47148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[8464,14939,4499],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-46990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-department-of-criminal-justice","tag-ross-wolf","tag-study-abroad"],"yoast_head":"\n