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Police & Academia - Difference & Challenges

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    Police & Academia - Differences & Challenges


    This video is based on an article written by Professor David Canter. It addresses the following questions: why are policing and academia so different? Why are there conflicts between the two? How can police and academics work together better?


    The premise is that if both sides understand each other better, they can collaborate more effectively. There are good reasons for why the police and academia are the way they are - their objectives and pressures are very different.


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