Judicial Police

This university microcredential, developed in collaboration with the Navarre School of Security and Emergency Services, is designed to equip security professionals with key knowledge in legality, risk management, and investigative techniques. You will learn to identify dangerous situations, analyse evidence, and collaborate with police teams and institutions. The training addresses the ongoing need for continuous professional development among security forces in our democratic society.

This microcredential is linked to the Expert Diploma in Restorative Justice. (Chech for more information)

Modality: hybrid
Credits: 10 ECTS (100 class hours)
Fee: € 970 | Fee with discounts: € 291 (Consulta condiciones)
First Edition - Teaching dates: from 18/03/2025 to 26/06/2025
Second Edition - Teaching dates: September - November 2025

Financiado por UE, Gobierno de España, Gobierno de Navarra, UPNA

This course is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

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Collaborators: School of Security and Emergencies of Navarre.

The Spanish legal framework, in line with European regulations, strengthens the specialisation of security forces in the judicial sphere, promoting their continuous training to ensure effective and lawful action. Judicial Police play a key role in criminal investigations and in collaboration with the judicial system, which requires a precise understanding of procedural legislation, investigative techniques, and evidence handling.

The University Microcredential in Judicial Police responds to this need, offering training that combines theoretical and practical components. Participants will acquire knowledge of the judicial system, criminal procedures, criminal investigation, and precautionary measures, with the aim of enhancing their ability to manage risk situations, analyse evidence, and act in accordance with the principles of criminal procedural law.

Targeted at officers from the Navarre Regional Police and the Pamplona Municipal Police with judicial police functions, this microcredential is delivered in collaboration with the Pamplona School of Security and Emergency Services.

Places: 40
Language: Spanish
Teaching location: Arrosadia Campus (UPNA) and Pamplona Courthouse

Judicial organisation and principles of criminal justice..
Regulation, operation, and guiding principles of the judicial police.
Procedures and precautionary measures in criminal proceedings.
Criminal investigation and evidence in criminal procedure.

Admission profile:

Members of the Navarre Regional Police and Pamplona municipal Police assigned to units specifically dedicated to criminal investigations (Judicial Police, Forensic Police, Intelligence, etc.), or trainers in subjects related to this field, aged between 25 and 64 years at the start date of the course.

If, after the admission process, there are still available spots, individuals under 25 or over 64 years old - at the start of the course - who meet the profile and access requirements may be admitted. These places will be assigned strictly in order of registration until the quota is filled.

Access requirements:

High School Diploma, Intermediate Vocational Training Certificate, or equivalent (EQF level 4).

Admission criteria:

Priority will be given to those who require Judicial Police certification in order to carry out their duties, based on the order of registration.

Check here the admission list

Outcomes

Acquisition of legal knowledge to enhance the effective performance of police duties.
Ability to manage risk situations related to the commission of criminal offences.
Application of legal principles and scientific investigation techniques in criminal investigations.

Training goals

Understanding criminal law and procedural frameworks.
Identifying risk situations in public spaces Analysing evidence and social behaviours.
Handling evidence appropriately Collaborating within police teams Engaging in institutional cooperation

Academic Direction: Manuel Richard González e Iñaki Riaño Brun, associate professors of UPNA’s Law Department
External Academic Co-Directors: Ana Sánchez Chocarro
UPNA Faculty Collaborators
- Manuel Richard González, associate professors (tenured) of the Law Department at UPNA.
- Iñaki Riaño Brun, lecturer of the Law Department at UPNA.
- Silvia Badiola Coca, lecturer of the Law Department at UPNA.
- Iñigo Goyache Goñi, lecturer of the Law Department at UPNA.
External Collaborators:
- Emilio Labella Osés, Judge of Criminal Court No 4 of Pamplona.
- María Paz Benito Osés, Judge of Section Two of the Navarre Regional Court with competence in Violence against Women.
- Inés Hualde Juvera, Judge in Criminal Court No 3 of Pamplona.
- Miguel Ros Martínez, attorney of the Attorney Office of the Region of Navarre.
- Koldo Fernández Martínez, Deputy Inspector of the Regional Police of Navarre.
- Eduardo Sainz de Murieta Erenchun, head of the Domestic Security and Administrative Police area.
- Eduardo Ruiz de Erenchun Arteche, lawyer of the Lawyer’s Association of Pamplona.
- Jaime Goyena Huerta, graduate in Law and Attorney.
- Iosune Ardanaz Domenech, graduate in Law and court lawyer.
- Iñaki Pradini Olazabal, forensic doctor of the Forensic and Legal Medicine Institute of Navarre.
- Ana Berruezo Lerga, graduate in Law and criminal mediator in the Lawyer’s Association of Tafalla.
- Pilar Jiménez Márquez, expert in mediation.
- Esther Fernández Arjonilla, Judge (tenured) in Court No 1 of Violence against Women of Pamplona.

Timetable: Tuesday and Thursday, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The classroom will be notified by e-mail to the participants before the course begins.

The final grade will be determined based on the following weighting:

Final multiple-choice exam: 100 %

Obtaining the microcredential is subject to passing the enrolled ECTS credits, in accordance with Article 27 of the Regulations Governing UPNA's Own Degree Programmes.

Standard Tuition Fee: € 970

Tuition fee with a discount:

€ 291 - 70% funded by European Funds for admitted participants who are between 25 and 64 years old at the start of the course.
€ 0 - Additional 30% funded by the School of Security and Emergencies of Navarre for individuals who meet the admission profile and are between 25 and 64 years old at the start of the course.

This microcredential is linked to the Expert Diploma in Judicial Policing, which comprises the University Microcredential in Judicial Policing (10 ECTS) and an Expert Final Project (1 ECTS).

To obtain the Diploma, it is necessary to:

Successfully complete the ECTS credits for the microcredential that makes up the Diploma.
Hold a university degree.
Submit a Final Expert Project.
Apply for the diploma and pay the corresponding administrative and issuance fees.

Further information about this Diploma will be available in this section shortly.