Digital Competencies in Escuela de Cadetes General Santander [ECSAN] cadets for the improvement of police service planning in coexistence and citizen security

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35622/j.rie.2024.02.006

Keywords:

competences, digitization, planning, police service, security

Abstract

Digital competencies are necessary in a technologically advancing context, as they become an opportunity to optimize the planning methods of the police service. The objective of this article was to determine the digital competencies of the cadets at the General Santander Cadet School [ECSAN], focusing on the planning of police service in coexistence and citizen security. To achieve this, a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was implemented, developed through the application of two instruments: a Likert-type survey administered to 157 students and a semi-structured interview conducted with eight teaching experts. Additionally, the academic curriculum and the study plan of the Master's in Coexistence and Citizen Security, as well as the specialization in Police Administration, were analyzed. Regarding the results, it was found that planning and systematization competencies tend to score higher compared to data analysis competencies. This indicates a need to strengthen this skill. While the results were optimal (with a percentage above 65%) in all competencies, it is also true that we are in a rapidly advancing digital era. Therefore, proposing improvements in these competencies could strengthen the planning of the police service in coexistence and citizen security. Hence, it is proposed to implement a pedagogical approach based on the extended classroom to provide experiences that grant training in the digital competencies identified here.

Author Biographies

  • Daniela Ospina, Policía Nacional de Colombia

    Oficial de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, Magíster en Convivencia y Seguridad Ciudadana.

  • Luis Cervantes, Escuela de Cadetes de Policía General Santander

    Docente e investigador asociado y par evaluador reconocido por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. Magíster en Docencia e Investigación Universitaria por la Universidad Sergio Arboleda. Máster en Innovación Social acreditado por el Laboratorio de innovación Social Learning By Helping de España. Especialista en Docencia Universitaria de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda. Administrador Policial de la Dirección Nacional de Escuelas. Profesional en Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad EAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios).

References

Babuta, A., & Oswald, M. (2020). Data Analytics and Algorithms in Policing in England and Wales: Towards A New Policy Framework. Royal United Services Institute. https://cutt.ly/KesFgwIe

Batola, M. (2023). Digital Transformation of Indian Organizations: An Empirical Study of Challenges and Opportunities for Management. Psychology And Aducation, 56(1), 230-238. DOI:10.48047/pne.2019.56.1.25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.48047/pne.2019.56.1.25

Bieber. R. (2022). Digital competences for the Police - A new ECDL. Central and Eastern European eDem and eGov days, (335), 447-456. https://doi.org/10.24989/ocg.v335.37 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24989/ocg.v335.37

Carreño Nin, O. (2019). Big Data. Análisis de grandes volúmenes de datos en organizaciones. [Tesis de Grado, Comillas Universidad Pontificia]. http://hdl.handle.net/11531/27706

Cerrud Rodríguez, C. (2020). Uso de herramientas tecnológicas en la enseñanza y formación de oficiales del servicio de protección institucional de la República de Panamá. [Tesis de Maestría, Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología]. https://repositorio.umecit.edu.pa/handle/001/3601

Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.

Dayara. T., Fadi, T., Hussein, A. J. & Zeidan. S. (2021). Crime Analyses Using Data Analytics. International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining, 18(1), 1-15. doi: 10.4018/ijdwm.299014 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDWM.299014

García, A., González, G., & Martínez, L. (2020). Extended Classroom: Bringing the University Classroom Closer to the School Context in Order to Reduce the Distance between «theory and Practice». Retos, 37, 563-71. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v37i37.74168 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v37i37.74168

Garduño, T., Rodríguez, B., & Ocampo, H. (2017). Estrategias tecno-didácticas para las competencias digitales en los docentes de la facultad de lenguas extranjeras de la UAGRO [Conferencia]. Congreso Nacional de Investigación. Potosí, Bolivia.

Gómez Rojas, J. (2015). Las competencias profesionales. Revista Mexicana de Anestesiología, 38(1), 50-51. https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/rma/cma-2015/cma151g.pdf

Gupta, P. (2023). The Role of Big Data in Smart Healthcare. International Journal of Internet of Things, 11 (1), 11-18. doi: 10.5923/j.ijit.20231101.02. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18896-1_1

Hernández, S. R., & Mendoza, C. (2018). Metodología de la investigación: Las rutas cuantitativa, cualitativa y mixta. Mc Graw-Hill.

Lopes, A.S., Sargento, A., Farto, J. (2023). Training in Digital Skills—The Perspective of Workers in Public Sector. Sustainability, 15(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310577 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310577

Manana, T. y Mawela, T. (2022). Digital Skills of Public Sector Employees for Digital Transformation. [Conferencia]. Congreso Internacional sobre Innovación e Inteligencia para la Informática, la Computación y las Tecnologías (3ICT). DOI: 10.1109/3ICT56508.2022.9990765. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/3ICT56508.2022.9990765

Marr, B. (2018). Data-Driven Business Transformation: How to Disrupt, Innovate and Stay Ahead of the Competition. Kogan Page Publishers.

McAfee, A., & Brynjolfsson, E. (2018). Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future. W. W. Norton & Company.

Mejías, U., & Couldry, N. (2019). Colonialismo de datos: repensando la relación de los datos masivos con el sujeto contemporáneo. Virtualis, 10(18), 78-97. https://doi.org/10.2123/virtualis.v10i18.289

Mihu, C. Pitic, A. & Bayraktar, D. (2023). Drivers of Digital Transformation and their Impact on Organizational Management. Studies in Business and Economics, 18(1) 149-170. https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2023-0009 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2023-0009

Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (2023). Política de Seguridad, defensa y convivencia ciudadana, Garantías para la Paz. https://cutt.ly/NesFQaun

Monedero, N., Pentes, T., & Sánchez, J. (2018). Design of a clean production methodology for the agronomic management of the Cholupa crop (Passiflora Maliformis L) in the municipality of Rivera, Huila. Contemporary Engineering Sciences, 11(93), 4637-4654. https://doi.org/10.12988/ces.2018.89525 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12988/ces.2018.89525

Monteiro, A., & Leite, C. (2021). Digital literacies in higher education: skills, uses, opportunities and obstacles to digital transformation. Revista de Educación a Distancia, 21(65). https://doi.org/10.6018/red.438721 DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/red.438721

Piza, E. & Arietti, R. (2022). Crime analysis in policing. Oxford University Press https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.716 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.716

Policía Nacional de Colombia. (2019). Plan estratégico de tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones 2019-2022. Policía Nacional de Colombia. https://cutt.ly/MedO6Jq1

Policía Nacional de Colombia. (2020). Políticas institucionales. Oficina de Planeación PNC.

Red Nacional de Observatorios del Delito. (2021). Estadística delictiva. https://www.policia.gov.co/grupo-informacion-criminalidad/estadistica-delictiva

Robertson, J. G. (2019). The impact of the digital society on police recruit training in Canada. [Master Thesis, University of Ontario] https://cutt.ly/uedPwTvN

Rodríguez, J., Flórez, J., Alvarado, Y. M., & Alba, G. (2020). La dificultad analítica del rezago temporal en la denuncia y su relevancia en el análisis de los índices de criminalidad en Colombia. Revista Criminalidad, 62(3), 49-63. https://revistacriminalidad.policia.gov.co:8000/index.php/revcriminalidad/article/view/221/364

Romualdo. A. (2022). Digital learning framework for police mandatory courses: Its implication on the design of flexible learning management system for public safety. International Journal of Performance & Organizations, 1(2), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.55897/ijpo.2022.02.11 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55897/ijpo.2022.02.11

Sadiq, B. M. & Sanjana, C.S (2023). Machine learning for the study and prediction of criminal data. Indian Scientific Journal Of Research In Engineering And Management, 7(7). DOI: 10.55041/ijsrem24726 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55041/IJSREM24726

Tantaleán, O. (2016). El alcance de las investigaciones jurídicas. Derecho y Cambio Social. https://cutt.ly/3edPtgMp

Terreni, L., Vilanova, G., & Varas, J. (2019). Desarrollo de competencias digitales en propuestas pedagógicas en ambientes mediados. Un caso en educación superior bajo modelo de aula extendida. Informes Científicos Técnicos - UNPA, 11(3), 61-87. https://doi.org/10.22305/ict-unpa.v11.n3.797 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22305/ict-unpa.v11.n3.797

Villalobos, H. (2020). El desarrollo tecnológico en materia policial: una receta de éxito para la prevención del delito. Revista de Relaciones Internacionales Estrategia y Seguridad, 15(1), 79-97. https://revistas.unimilitar.edu.co/index.php/ries/article/view/4243

Wisnuwardhana, A., Nizar Hidayanto, A., Fitriah Ayuning Budi, N., Chandra Hapsari, I., Denny, & Haidaroh, A. (2020). Systematic Literature Review: Critical Success Factor in the Application of Data Mining. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1444. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596%2F1444%2F1%2F012023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1444/1/012023

Zeng, J., Glaister, K. W., & Rolland, D. (2020). Managers’ perceptions of the impact of big data on decision-making processes. Journal of Business Research, 123, 24-33.

Published

2024-06-28

Issue

Section

Artículos originales

How to Cite

Ospina, D., & Cervantes, L. (2024). Digital Competencies in Escuela de Cadetes General Santander [ECSAN] cadets for the improvement of police service planning in coexistence and citizen security. Revista Innova Educación, 6(2), 92-109. https://doi.org/10.35622/j.rie.2024.02.006