If you are embarking on a university criminology, policing or other law enforcement professional degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life.
Academic Writing and Referencing for your Policing Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of:
- what constitutes good academic writing in policing
- a range of strategies for writing successful essays and reports
- the importance of clarity and coherence in your writing about policing
- how to improve your academic style, grammar and punctuation, and formatting and presentation
- referencing conventions in the field of policing, and of how to avoid plagiarism.
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Martin Wright is a Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales. He was a police officer for 30 years and is the creator of the Retail Radio Link community safety programme. After leaving the police he joined the University of Wolverhampton in 2008 where he was the Director of the Central Institute for the Study of Public Protection and Head of Department of Uniformed Services with responsibility for the BSc Policing degree, BSc Fire & Rescue degree and BSc Armed Forces degree. He currently holds a number of other positions: Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Canterbury Centre for Policing Research within Canterbury Christ Church University; Series Editor of the Routledge Advances in Police Practice and Knowledge; editor of Critical Publishing’s ‘The Service Speaks’ series; and managing editor and book review editor of the Oxford Journal of Policing. He is a volunteer with Dyfed Powys Police.