Force Science News

Force Science News #62
December 28, 2006

In this issue:

I. NEW FINDINGS FROM FBI ABOUT COP ATTACKERS & THEIR WEAPONS

II. FREE WEB SEMINAR ON EXCITED DELIRIUM

III. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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I. NEW FINDINGS FROM FBI ABOUT COP ATTACKERS & THEIR WEAPONS

New findings on how offenders train with, carry and deploy the weapons they use to attack police officers have emerged in a just-published, 5-year study by the FBI.

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Force Science News #61
December 15, 2006

In this issue:

I. NEW FINDINGS ABOUT SIMULATION TRAINING AND THE STRESS OF POST-SHOOTING INTERVIEWS

II. IS NYC INVESTIGATION HEADED IN A QUESTIONABLE DIRECTION?

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I. NEW FINDINGS ABOUT SIMULATION TRAINING AND THE STRESS OF POST-SHOOTING INTERVIEWS

A new study that measured the body-alarm reactions of officers during and after an armed encounter underscores the value of simulation training and the need for treating shooting survivors with sensitivity during OIS investigations.

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Force Science News #60
December 4, 2006

TUNNEL VISION AND TUNNEL HEARING – TIME TO UPDATE

How can an officer in a gunfight be looking at their sights and not see and respond instantly to a change in a subject’s behavior? Why couldn’t the officer see the other person? He has to be lying when he said he didn’t see the person drop the gun! Why can’t he tell us how many shots his partner fired? Didn’t he hear the commands that were shouted at him?

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