Force Science News

Force Science News #28
September 23, 2005

In this issue:

I. 1st International FSRC Seminars Set for London

II. Miss a Transmission? Check out the FS News Archives

III. FS News Readers Respond to IACP Suicide Bomber Report

I. FIRST INTERNAT’L FORCE SCIENCE SEMINARS SET FOR LONDON

The first international seminars to report on the dramatic findings about armed confrontations from the Force Science Research Center are scheduled for Oct. 6-7 and Oct. 10-11 in London, England.

The presentations, sponsored by the Constables Branch Board of the London Metropolitan Police Federation, will be held at the Army-Navy Club in London. The federation represents more than 24,000 British constables. Officers, trainers, administrators and legal representatives from throughout the United Kingdom are expected to attend, as well as some from continental Europe and the United States.

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Force Science News #27
September 8, 2005

“FRAUGHT WITH PERILS”…BUT WHAT’S BETTER?

EXPERTS SPEAK OUT ON NEW SUICIDE-BOMBER GUIDELINES FROM THE IACP…and the FSRC welcomes YOUR thoughts!

Part 2 of a 2-part Series

Counter-terrorism expert Robert Bunker, PhD, won’t take questions about the provocative recommendations he wrote for 2 recent publications from the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police about would-be suicide/homicide bombers and how police officers can best preemptively kill them.

Through an assistant, he declined to address inquiries from Force Science News, so we were unable to discuss with him the operational challenges and seemingly no-win dilemmas posed by some of his guidelines.

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Force Science News #26
September 1, 2005

SUICIDE BOMBERS: WHAT NEW IACP “TRAINING KEYS” SAY YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A DEADLY THREAT THAT’S JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN HERE

Part 1 of a 2-Part Series

If you encounter a subject you reasonably believe is a would-be suicide bomber, a recently issued and unusually aggressive set of guidelines published by the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police recommends that you:

–shoot to kill the suspect,

–deliver your round(s) to his or her head as the surest means of inducing instant de-animation,

–rely on your “reasonable basis to believe that the suspect has the capability to detonate a bomb” as justification for using deadly force, rather than waiting for any overt indication of imminent threat, and

–”fire from cover to avoid the effects of a potential explosion.”

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