Archive for January, 2008
Force Science News #90: Registration Starts for New Force Science Analysis Certification Training
Force Science News #90
January 26, 2008
Registration starts for new Force Science Analysis certification training
Registration for the Force Science Research Center’s first-of-its-kind certification training in Force Science Analysis is now open.
The unique, 4-day course, intended to prepare investigators to make accurate interpretations of the human dynamics involved in complex, confusing, and controversial uses of force by police, will be presented for the first time Mar. 17-20 at the Mayfair Conference Centre in London, England.
Force Science News #89: Low-Cost Training in Crisis Decision-Making that Still “Makes ‘em Sweat”
Force Science News #89
January 12, 2008
Low-cost training in crisis decision-making that still “makes ‘em sweat”
Don’t have the money for a bells-and-whistles training simulator? Don’t have the time for realistic live role-playing?
Despair not!
If you have paper and pencils and a reality-based imagination, you can still prepare your officers to react immediately with good decisions in life-or-death crises, according to Dr. Laura Zimmerman, a research psychologist whose insights into police decision-making have earned her a PhD and a job assignment to improve the way officers think under stress.
