Critical Thinking for Law Enforcement

There has been a wealth of wonderful experimentation and research in the last few decades about our psychology and how we make decisions.

Content

You can select from the topics most relevant to you and your team and we will tailor the content to meet the outcomes you want.

Investigating

  • Understand your biases
  • How to reason better
  • How to train your intuition

Leading

  • Productive conversations
  • Productive teamwork
  • Thinking agilely and strategically

Thinking under pressure

  • Controlling nerves
  • Courtroom knowhow
  • Gaining trust

Influencing

  • Telling great stories
  • Personal impact
  • Getting people to comply

Our Critical Thinking training is a collaborative creation.

Pacifico Partnership has been a trusted source of training for law enforcement for over 20 years, with known strengths in courtroom skills training and criminal procedure. Delivered to every UK police force.

Kinch Robinson has a first-class reputation for training lawyers, government, and other professionals. Particularly known for effective communication courses, Kinch Robinson has created the Critical Thinking eLearning.

James Welsh is a co-author of Critical Thinking. He is a criminal barrister and professor.

Janette Ballard is a co-author. She is an award-winning BBC documentary maker and a digital literacy coach.

Together, we have delivered Critical Thinking training to support better decision making for audiences around the world. We would love to work with you.

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Format

E-learning – we offer a suite of e-learning modules which include exercises to apply the learning in realistic workplace scenarios.  The exercises can be tailored for your team.  The modules cover:

  • Confirmation Bias
  • The Influence of Others
  • Developing Expert Judgement
  • Easy v Strategic Thinking
  • Detecting Lies & Misinformation

In-person or live online courses – get in touch so we can find out about the specific outcomes you want to achieve, and we will put together a programme to match your requirements and budget.

Blended training combine e-learning with live workshops based on tailored case studies so your delegates can practise applying their knowledge from the e-learning.

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