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Using the KSBs to relate academic requirements to on-the-job skills (2024)
Book Chapter

Degree apprenticeships combine academic learning at a higher education institution with professional skills learned ‘on the job’. The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) incorporates academic content based on the national policing curriculu... Read More about Using the KSBs to relate academic requirements to on-the-job skills.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Reflection on the Development of Police Constable Education at UWE, Bristol (2024)
Book Chapter

Those of us who have undertaken the task of interpreting the Police Education Qualification Framework (PEQF) and designing programmes for police education are attempting to achieve transformation through the vehicle of learning.

This chapter will... Read More about Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Reflection on the Development of Police Constable Education at UWE, Bristol.

How a learner-centred approach can support and develop problem-solving and critical thinking within the police service (2024)
Book Chapter

Policing has traditionally been taught in a teacher-led, didactic manner which focuses on rules in a quasi-hierarchical process that leaves little room for students’ individual thought or experiences. This has led to police officers who are able to f... Read More about How a learner-centred approach can support and develop problem-solving and critical thinking within the police service.

Racial diversity and police education in England and Wales (2024)
Book Chapter

The curriculum of these entry routes into a career in policing – Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), Police Constable Degree Apprenticeships (PCDA) and Professional Policing Degree Programme (PPD) is based on the skills required to be a ‘modern’ p... Read More about Racial diversity and police education in England and Wales.

A cost data management framework proposal to help accelerate whole life costing in Tanzania building construction industry (2024)
Book Chapter

Despite a widespread understanding of whole life costing within the Tanzanian building construction industry, practical implementation remains limited. A significant hindrance to the adoption of this approach is the absence of dependable cost data. T... Read More about A cost data management framework proposal to help accelerate whole life costing in Tanzania building construction industry.

A ham carved by the sword of European imperialism: African views on the Berlin Conference from 1885 to the present (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter introduces the trope of the 1884-5 Berlin Conference as a 'carve-up' of Africa -- whether as a cake or a ham -- especially in the writing of Nigerian pan-Africanist and anti-colonialist Nnamdi Azikiwe. The chapter also discusses early pa... Read More about A ham carved by the sword of European imperialism: African views on the Berlin Conference from 1885 to the present.

Providing state-supported financial incentives and benefits for vehicle insurance policies using telematics (2024)
Book Chapter

We recommend providing state-supported financial incentives and benefits for vehicle insurance policies using telematics. To achieve this policy recommendation, we propose the following: (1) Provision for financial incentives and benefits by the stat... Read More about Providing state-supported financial incentives and benefits for vehicle insurance policies using telematics.

The reproduction of colour and texture (2024)
Book Chapter

While the volume focuses on colour in art since 1704, this chapter starts with the achievements of an artist of the 17th century, particularly the specific achievements concerning the depiction of colour and texture in paintings, and how those benchm... Read More about The reproduction of colour and texture.

From researching professional to professional researcher: Learning the rules of the game (2024)
Book Chapter

Professional doctorates have been characterised as distinct from traditional PhD routes due to their intended focus on developing ‘researching professionals’ as opposed to ‘professional researchers’ (Butcher & Sieminski, 2006). This chapter provides... Read More about From researching professional to professional researcher: Learning the rules of the game.

Hardware vulnerabilities: Taxonomy and business security models (2024)
Book Chapter

The primary objective of this chapter is to address the hardware vulnerabilities risks and challenges. A hardware vulnerability is a flaw in a computer system that can be remotely exploited by threat actors. They can then infiltrate a network by intr... Read More about Hardware vulnerabilities: Taxonomy and business security models.

Generative AI for visualization (2024)
Book Chapter

The primary objective of this chapter is focused on improvement and helping Generative AI for visualization such as automating the design of visuals and making it easier to understand patterns, trends, and outliers. Recent advances in machine learnin... Read More about Generative AI for visualization.

Machine learning models for detecting software vulnerabilities (2024)
Book Chapter

Pay close attention to finding vulnerabilities and making secure software, we need to become less vulnerable. Vulnerable software always gives significant chances for hackers to inject malicious SQL code and interfere with its functionality. Security... Read More about Machine learning models for detecting software vulnerabilities.

What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

Generative AI in network security and intrusion detection (2024)
Book Chapter

Protecting virtual assets from cyber threats is essential as we live in a digitally advanced world. Providing a responsible emphasis on proper network security and intrusion detection is imperative. On the other hand, traditional strategies need a su... Read More about Generative AI in network security and intrusion detection.

Top management team characteristics and decision-making nexus post Brexit (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter investigates an international wealth management firm, deVere's top management team composition, and the impact of their observable characteristics on strategic decision-making. Concurrently, the study also determines the significance of... Read More about Top management team characteristics and decision-making nexus post Brexit.

Embedding sustainability in built environment curricula: Opportunities and challenges (2024)
Book Chapter

In the face of climate emergency, the built environment professional is required to engage meaningfully with a range of emotive topics across pollution, tackling inequalities, resource scarcity, acute weather events, ecological damage and financial c... Read More about Embedding sustainability in built environment curricula: Opportunities and challenges.

Die Bewältigung der Klima- und Umweltkrise Beiträge der (kritischen) Community Psychology und Befreiungspsychologi (Tackling the climate and ecological crises: Contributions from community, critical community, and liberation psychology) (2024)
Book Chapter

In the following chapter, we first provide an overview of the history, variety, values and methods of the community psychologies. Then, we briefly explore some key terms to illustrate how it has not always been easy to achieve what the field aspires... Read More about Die Bewältigung der Klima- und Umweltkrise Beiträge der (kritischen) Community Psychology und Befreiungspsychologi (Tackling the climate and ecological crises: Contributions from community, critical community, and liberation psychology).

Open systems (2024)
Book Chapter

This is a chapter on "Open Systems" for the Encyclopedia of Evolutionary and Institutional Economics. It describes the history and applications of this concept within economics discourse. The main focus is on the contributions by Kenneth Boulding and... Read More about Open systems.

Ernst Wiecherts Verwindung der christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Metaphysik, oder: mit Pan und Dionysos zum „Ganzen“ als „dunklem Zeugnis“ eines namenlosen Gottes aus Liebe (2024)
Book Chapter

Ernst Wiechert hat sich im Laufe seines Lebens zunehmend von der Metaphysik distanziert und dies auch durch Kritik an ihren christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Ausprägungen und den damit einhergehenden Phänomenen der Moderne deutlich gemacht... Read More about Ernst Wiecherts Verwindung der christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Metaphysik, oder: mit Pan und Dionysos zum „Ganzen“ als „dunklem Zeugnis“ eines namenlosen Gottes aus Liebe.