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2020/2021

Organisation and Competence in Public Safety

Code: 101877 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2502501 Prevention and Integral Safety and Security OT 4 0
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Silvia Planet Robles
Email:
Silvia.Planet@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
No
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

External teachers

Andreu Joan Martínez

Prerequisites

No able.

Objectives and Contextualisation

Targets

  • Know first hand, and in a training and university environment, the public safety system of the Spanish State, its structure and competencies. It will serve students to understand how, from the design of the public safety model of a country, the risk prevention mechanisms are configured.  The guarantee of the rights and freedoms of citizenship is a fundamental strategy of every agent of public security. The background and evolution of the public safety system must be understood in order to be able to design and apply security public policies that are effective and guaranteed .
  • Understand the historical development of the concept of security by giving students knowledge about the organization and evolution of Public Administrations and their security competencies.
  • Unveil public safety systems in Spain and especially the public safety system in Catalonia.
  • Analyze and know the different police systems compared.
  • To specify the participation of the different police forces in the concept of public security.
  • Understand the importance of coordination in public safety. To know the bodies to develop coordination in this field.
  •  Understand the importance and the consequences of moving a broad concept of public safety to the different disciplines that impact.
  •  Transmit skills for the preparation of Preventive Plans and their coordination.
  • Promote preventive security and citizen participation.

Skills

  •  To assume the social, ethical and professional responsibility that is derived from the practice of the professional exercise.
  •  Generate innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity by developing curiosity and creativity.
  •  Efficiently manage technology in security operations.
  •  Plan and coordinate the own resources of the three big subsystems that interact in the security: people, technology and infrastructures.
  •  Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
  •  Work in inter-institutional and interprofessional networks.
  • Use the ability of analysis and synthesis to solve problems.

Competences

  • Assume the social, ethical and professional responsibility that derives from professional practice.
  • Communicate information , ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised publics.
  • Efficiently manage technology in security operations.
  • Generate innovative and competitive proposals in research and in professional activity developing curiosity and creativity.
  • Plan and coordinate the resources of the three large subsystems that interact in questions of security: people, technology and infrastructures.
  • Use the capacity for analysis and synthesis to solve problems.
  • Work in institutional and interprofessional networks.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply different management systems to public safety.
  2. Apply the different concepts involved in the internal and external communication of an organisation.
  3. Assume the social, ethical and professional responsibility that derives from professional practice.
  4. Generate innovative and competitive proposals in research and in professional activity developing curiosity and creativity.
  5. Take decision relating to the contingencies involved in managing risks in public systems.
  6. Use the capacity for analysis and synthesis to solve problems.
  7. Work in institutional and interprofessional networks.

Content

Contents

BLOCK 1:

  • Organization and evolution of Public Administrations and their security competencies.  Historical evolution. Current situation
  •  Principles of administrative action in matters of security. Spanish public safety systems compared.
  •   Regulatory legislation

 BLOCK 2:

  •   The different police systems and their security competencies; study compared to them.
  •   Regulatory legislation

 BLOCK 3:

  •  Coordination models and vertical integration. Types of coordination and coordination bodies of the public safety system in the different administrations.
  •    Preventive coordination. The impacts other disciplines on public safety.

 

 

Methodology

Methodology

The first day will be the subjects, methodology, and presentation of the practical assumptions.  

The program of the subject consists of 3 blocks with a total of 40 hours. A training visit is also scheduled during the month of December, related to the contents of the subject. 

In the framework of these theoretical hours, exercises and other activities that are part of the continuous assessment will also be considered.  

At the same time, as the theoretical explanations go ahead, students will have to do a search on a topic of those proposed in the program, and in relation to which they must deliver a written work and make a presentation to the student in the classroom

For the follow-up of the subject, the texts that the teacher indicates during the theoretical classes (articles, regulations, jurisprudence, etc.) must be read.  

Both the research work and the proposed exercises, such as the reading of texts, form part of the hours that the student will have to work independently, although, for the follow-up and resolution of doubts, 'timely supervision through debates forums, the virtual campus and permanent communication through email.

Tutorials with the teaching staff will be arranged by email.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Theoric and practical clases with participation of the students 44 1.76 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6
Type: Supervised      
Tutorial with students 12 0.48 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6
Type: Autonomous      
Articles and law reading. Personnal study. 94 3.76 2, 1, 4, 5, 6

Assessment

Evaluation

The evaluation criteria of the subject are 2:  

a) 2 written tests (type test and case study, one for block 1 and one for blocks 2 and 3)

b) 2 research works (one for block 1 and one for blocks 2 and 3)

The calculation of the result of the two assessments will give the final grade resulting from the subject (it is summative and progressive).

The description of the assessment of each test is as follows:

 a) Written evidence: it will be worth 4 points (40% of the final grade):

 2 written tests of type 20 questions (each is worth 1 point and in total 2 points)

2 practical cases with 2 questions each (each case is worth 1 point, and in total 2 points)

b) Research work is worth 60% (document and presentation) have to do 2 searches, one for block 1 and one for blocks 2 and 3 (each work is worth 30% or three points of the final mark, if done satisfactorily the 2 research works, equals 6 points of the final grade)

 If you do not pass the subject in accordance with the aforementioned criteria (continuous evaluation), you can make a recovery approval on the scheduled date in the schedule, which will be based on all the contents of the program. This test will consist of a 40-question test (equivalent to a maximum of 4 points) and a practical case with 3 questions to be developed (equivalent to a maximum of 6 points).

To participate in the recovery students must have been previously evaluated in a series of activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of three thirds of the total grade of the subject. However, the qualification that will appear on the student's file is of a maximum of 5-Approved.

The tests / exams may be written and / or oral at the discretion of the teacher.

Plagi Plagiarism

"Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, in accordance with the current academic regulations, irregularities committed by a student that may lead to a variation of the qualification will be classified by zero (0). For example, Plagiarizing, copying, copying ..., an evaluation activity, will imply suspending this evaluation activity with zero (0). Assessment activities qualified in this way and by this procedure will not be recoverable. "

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Individual theoric and practical test. exercices and/or written, and/or speaking test in order to value the kwnoledge aqquired by the student. 40% 0 0 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6
Presentation of researches and homework of the student. 60% 0 0 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6

Bibliography

Bibliography

  •                    Aguado i Cudolà , Vicenç: “Derecho de la Seguridad Pública y Privada”, ed. Aguado and Cudolà , Vicenç: "Right of Public and Private Security", ed. Aranzadi , Aranzadi ,   Navarra, 2007. Navarra, 2007.
  •                    Barcelona Llop, J,: “ Policía y Constitución , Ed. Barcelona Llop, J: " Policía y Constitución , Ed. Tecnos , 1997. Tecnos , 1997.
  •                    Gonzalo Jar , Couselo : “ Modelos Gonzalo Jar , Couselo : " Models comparados de policía ”, ed. compared to police, "ed. Dykinson , SL, 2000 Dykinson , SL, 2000

  Documents que trobareu a internet: Documents you will find on the internet:

 

  Pàgines web d'interès: Interesting web pages:

Organitzacions internacionals: International organizations:

  Estadístiques del Departament d'Interior: Statistics of the Department of the Interior:

http://interior.gencat.cat/ca/el_departament/estadistiques_del_departament_d_interior/ http://interior.gencat.cat/ca/el_departament/estadistiques_del_departament_d_interior/