Archive
June 2009
May 2009
- Force Science News #123: What you and your department can learn from shooting survivors
- Force Science #122: New study links multi-tasking capacity to good or bad shooting decisions
April 2009
- Force Science News #121: One more piece of life-saving equipment you should carry + More on naked subjects
- Force Science News #120: New study yields unique grid for computing suspect speed in officer attacks
March 2009
- Force Science News #119: More on downed officer rescue & important new court rulings
- Force Science News #118: Officer-rescue survey results raise key training issue
- Force Science News #117: New study: When civilians would shoot…and when they think you should
February 2009
- Force Science News #116: Force Science to bring unique new research-based police driving training to a computer screen near you
- Force Science News #115: "Excessive force" study gravely flawed, says FSRC
January 2009
- Force Science News #114: Should Officers See Video of Their Encounters? Force Science States its Case
- Force Science News #113: New Study Explores Threats Posed by Prone Suspects
December 2008
- Force Science News #112: A Compilation of Important Memory Issues
- Force Science News #111: Do’s and Don’ts of questioning young suspects in major crimes
November 2008
- Force Science News #110: Stress & Memory: Important New Findings from FSRC Research
- Force Science News #109: An Officer’s Down in a Kill Zone that’s Still Hot. What Should You Do?
October 2008
- Force Science News #108: Can This “Uniform Response Framework” Defeat Suicide Bombers?
- Force Science News #107: Hot New Training Text From Force Science Advisor, With Excerpt
September 2008
- Force Science News #106: New Taser Decision Has Extra Meat for Law Enforcement
- Force Science News #105: New Research Offers Hope for Cops Fighting Terrorists
August 2008
- Force Science News #104: Are Your "Gaze Control and Scan Pattern" Linked to Your Performance?
- Force Science News #103: Fear, Stress, and the Survival Personality
July 2008
- Force Science News #102: New Study Ranks Risks of Injury from 5 Major Force Options
- Force Science News #101: Practical pointers for preventing "suicide by inches"
June 2008
- Force Science News #100: "The Pain Behind the Badge": Powerful New Documentary Explores Officers' Trips To The Edge--And Back.
- Force Science News #99: New Study: TASERs "As Safe as Weapons Can Be," Not "Instruments of Death"
May 2008
- Force Science News #98: Solo Officers vs. Active Killers: Officers Speak Out
- Force Science News #97: Ohio Trainer Makes the Case for Single-Officer Entry Against Active Killers
- Force Science News #96: Force Science Students Put Their Knowledge To Use Part 2 of a 2-Part Series
April 2008
March 2008
- Force Science News #94: One Officer's Pain is Others' Gain, as Her Shooting Becomes a Catalyst for Change
- Force Science News #93: Is the "Triangle Of Death" Real?
February 2008
- Force Science News #92: What the New Study of Shootings of Unarmed Suspects Means to You Part 2 of a 2-Part Series
- Force Science News #91: New Study May "Radically Alter" How Police Deadly Force is Viewed Part 1 of a 2-Part Series
January 2008
- Force Science News #90: Registration Starts for New Force Science Analysis Certification Training
- Force Science News #89: Low-Cost Training in Crisis Decision-Making that Still "Makes 'em Sweat"
December 2007
- Force Science News #88: Ongoing Survey Seeks Consensus on What's "Reasonable" Use of Force
- Force Science News #87: "Canadian Response" Technique Brings Quick Restraint of Combative, Super-Strong Subjects, FSRC Advisor Tells Excited Delirium Conference
- Force Science News #86: "Lethality Assessment" Helps Gauge Danger from Domestic Disputes
November 2007
- Force Science News #85: Two Officer-Survival Studies Due to Kick Off in New FSRC Facilities
- Force Science News #84: Readers Speak Out About Officer's Mass Slayings
October 2007
- Force Science News #83: Experts Look at a Young Officer's Murderous Rampage
- Force Science News #82: Three Studies will Explore Subtleties of Force Encounters in Hopes of Improving Safety on the Street
September 2007
- Force Science News #81: Have You Tried These Distractions?
- Force Science News #80: Police and Sleep Problems: Are You a 40%er?
August 2007
- Force Science News #79: Distractions and Aggressive Subjects; What a New Study and Past Experience Tell Us
- Force Science News #78: New Studies to Reveal Best Methods for Peak-Performance Training
July 2007
- Force Science News #77: New Certification for Force Investigators Announced by FSRC
- Force Science News #76: The Camera Doesn't Lie, Right? Wel-l-l-l-l-l-l........
June 2007
- Force Science News #75: What Promotes Peak Performance in Lethal-Force Conflicts? Part 2 of a 2-Part Series
- "The Pain Behind the Badge": Powerful New Documentary Explores Officers' Trips to the Edge--and Back. Part 1 of a 2-Part Series
- Force Science News #74: New Study: We're Getting Better Prepared to Win on the Street and in Court
- Force Science News #73: New Excited Delirium Protocol Issued by San Jose PD...and more
May 2007
- Force Science News #72: Researchers Move Closer to Explaining High Performance; New FSRC Study Hopes to Identify "Best" Training
- Force Science News #71: "Our Cops are Ticking Time Bombs for Lack of Sleep"
April 2007
- Force Science News #70: Snooze You Lose? Actually, the Opposite May Be True
- Force Science News #69: How to Combat Myths that Muddle Force Confrontations - Part II of a Series
March 2007
- Force Science News #68: How Many of These Force Myths Do You Believe? How About the People Who Judge You?
- Force Science News #67: Is Excited Delirium a Fake Condition Invented to Whitewash Abusive Force? A Critical Look at NPR's Recent Reports
February 2007
- Force Science News #66: New Tests Show Deadly Accuracy & Startling Speed Even Inexperienced Shooters Can Achieve In Shooting Cops
- Force Science News #65: Drunk, Drugged, Violence-Prone Suspects Most Likely to be Shot By Police
January 2007
- Force Science News #64: Cell Phones & Accidents: New Study Gets Underway
- Force Science News #63: L.A. Officer Wins 2-Year Battle to Clear His Name in Controversial Shooting of 13-Year-Old Driver
December 2006
- Force Science News #62: New Findings from FBI About Cop Attackers & Their Weapons
- Force Science News #61: New Findings About Simulation Training and the Stress of Post-Shooting Interviews
- Force Science News #60: Tunnel Vision and Tunnel Hearing - Time To Update
November 2006
- Force Science News #59: FSRC Turns the Light of Science on Another "Unjustified" Shooting
- Force Science News #58: 10 Tips for Surviving Controversial, High-Profile Crises
October 2006
- Force Science News #57: Facing Possible Life Sentence, Investigator Fights to Prove He's Not a Murderer, Part II of a Series
- Force Science News #56: "It's Scary How Easily an Officer Can End Up Charged with Murder", Part I
- Force Science News #55: Excited Delirium Gets More Complicated; What Do To About It
September 2006
- Force Science News #54: Cell Phone Studies Shed Light on How Officers' Memories Work in Shootings
- Force Science News #53: Ask The Experts: Answers to Readers' Questions + Why Cops Aren't Always Wrong in "Suspicious" Shootings
August 2006
- Force Science News #52: Anger an Invitation to Injurious Attack, Study Finds
- Force Science News #51: Special Notice: Force Science Seminar Booked for California Sept. 27.
- Force Science News #50: How are 5%ers Created? by "Effortful Study," New Report Says
July 2006
- Force Science News #49: Early Findings in New Study Confirm: More Training Brings Better Response & Memory in High-Intensity Encounters
- Force Science News #48: New Study Launched on "Hit Probability": What's Your Real Risk from Surprise Gunfire...& What's Your Best Protection?
June 2006
- Force Science News #47: One Officer's Wild Encounter with "Excited Delirium"
- Force Science News #46: New Law Shifts Burden of Proving Justification in Officer-Involved Shootings
May 2006
- Force Science News #45: Force Science News Mailbag
- Force Science News #44: Three Battles: Top Challenges for Deadly Force Trainers
April 2006
- Force Science News #43: Cops Give Weaker Commands in Violent Encounters, Ground-Breaking New FSRC Studies Reveal
- Force Science News #42: More About How to Assure "Fair, Neutral & Fact-Finding" OIS Investigations: Suggestions for Successfully Mining Memory, Part II
March 2006
- Force Science News #41: How to Assure "Fair, Neutral & Fact-Finding" Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations, Part I
- Force Science News #40: Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Make Sense Scientifically, Legally or Tactically
February 2006
- Force Science News #39: Are Shoot-To-Wound Laws the Next Activist Crusade?
- Force Science News #38: New FSRC Inventions Will Help Studies of Unintended Discharges, Multi-Assailant Assaults, Shooting Accuracy
- Force Science News #37: Readers Who've "Been There" Scorn PARC's Guidelines for Post-Shooting Interviews
January 2006
- Force Science News #36: Are Controversial Recommendations About Officers in Shootings Really Valid?
- Force Science News #35: Should Troubled Officers Take Antidepressant Medication?
December 2005
- Force Science News #34: You Can Help Force Science in New Officer Survival Research
- Force Science News #33: How Force Science Saved 2 "Gun Cops" from Trial for Murder
November 2005
- Force Science News #32: 10 Tips for Keep Tasers Safe, Effective and Accepted in Your Community--Plus Answers to Activists' Troubling Accusations
- Force Science News #31: New Reports Stress Taser's Safety & Effectiveness, yet ACLU Demands Greater Restriction on Deployment
October 2005
- Force Science News #30: Breaking News: 2 Cops Cleared by Force Science in Controversial "Shot-From-Behind" Encounter
- Force Science News #29: 10 Training Tips for Handling "Excited Delirium"
September 2005
- Force Science News #28: FS News Readers Respond to Suicide Bomber Report + 1st International FSRC Seminars Set for London
- Force Science News #27: "Fraught with Perils"...but What's Better? Experts Speak Out on New IACP Suicide-Bomber Guidelines
- Force Science News #26: Suicide Bombers: What New IACP "Training Keys" Say You Need to know About a Deadly Threat That's Just Waiting to Happen Here
August 2005
- Force Science News #25: Hot New Area of Brain Research Offers Hope for Better Training, Sharper Street Smarts
- Force Science News #24: New Findings Expand Understanding of Tunnel Vision, Auditory Blocking & Lag Time
July 2005
June 2005
- Force Science News #22: "Bread & Butter" Tactics Work Best Against Spontaneous Knife Attacks
- Force Science News #21: Findings Are Now Firm: Ejected Shell Casings Can't Reliably Tell Much About a Shooter's Location
May 2005
- Force Science News #20: What the New Shell Ejection Study Found + Brits Visit FSRC
- Force Science News #19: FS News Readers Share Encounters With Naked Subjects
April 2005
- Force Science News #18: Part II of Special Edged Weapons/21-Ft. Rules Series
- Force Science News #17: Is the 21-Foot Rule Still Valid When Dealing With An Edged Weapon? Part 1
- Force Science News #16: New Seminar on Officer-Involved Shootings: Learn First-Hand How Landmark Force Science Discoveries Affect You
March 2005
- Force Science News #15: Are Cops Wild in the Streets? New study Says No Way!
- Force Science News #14: 6 Steps to the Cutting Edge: "A Plan for Winning"
February 2005
- Force Science News #13: "Blood Lessons" From Officers Involved in Fatal Off-Duty Shootout in Crowded McDonald's
- Force Science News #12: Have Gun, Will Travel?
January 2005
- Force Science News #11: New IES Simulator Unveiled at the Force Science Research Center+News on Back Pain
- Force Science News #10: Was Suspect's Shooting a "Police Execution?" Detailed Findings From Force Science Research Center Help Federal Jury Decide.
December 2004
- Force Science News #9: Chief Shot in Accidental Discharge...What Can You Learn From The Incident? + More on TASERs
- Force Science News #8: Should Cops Stop Using Tasers? The Force Science Research Center Weighs In On The Controversy.
- Force Science News #7: Welcome to the Force Science News Mail Room!
November 2004
- Force Science News #6: DEA Agent Cleared in Shot-In-The-Back Case
- Force Science News #5: Latest Findings--and Recommendations--About Traumatic Stress
- Force Science News #4: "Scan Patterns": Next Breakthrough in Survival Training?
