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Unit name Advanced Police Operational Command
Unit code HSP405
Credit points 25
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Social Sciences
Discipline Policing and Emergency Management
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply theoretical and practical knowledge in leading the police response and recovery to a critical incident or emergency.
  2. Establish and manage a police operations centre pursuant to incident command and control system (ICCS) principles.
  3. Develop an incident action plan in response to a critical incident or emergency.
  4. Lead and/or participate in incident management team (IMT) and emergency management team (EMT) meetings including operational briefings.
  5. Demonstrate your knowledge and ability to exercise effective judgement and decision making relating to critical incidents and emergencies.
  6. Establish and implement effective communication processes to facilitate the flow of information including managing media at a critical incident or emergency.
  7. Evaluate, review and debrief the police response to a critical incident or emergency.
  8. Communicate in forms such as operational plans, briefing papers, debrief reports, and essays at a level commensurate with a Victoria police manager.

Fees

Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HSP402

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

In-house residential, 1 x 1 hour lecture weekly

Assessment

Task 1: Scenario Response Essay (50%)

Task 2: Incident Action Plan (Hurdle Task – required to pass unit, but
unweighted)

Task 3: Operational Briefing (Hurdle Task – required to pass unit, but
unweighted)

Task 4: Critical Incident Hypothetical (Hurdle Task – required to pass unit,
but unweighted)

Task 5: Critical Analysis of Police Response (50%)

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Textbooks

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