Force Science News

Training Note: Registrations are now being taken for the next two Force Science Certification Courses: June 7-11 in Milwaukee and Aug. 30 – Sept. 3 in San Jose. CLICK HERE for full details or visit: www.forcescience.org/certification.pdf. You can register by e-mail: training@forcescience.org, phone: (773) 481-4964 or fax: (773) 913-6205. Please be sure to wait for confirmation before making travel plans.

In this issue

I. Hats off to Chuck Remsberg!

II. FS News reader response to officer-involved video issues

III. Force Science featured in ground-breaking Leadership Academy

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Training note: The Force Science Certification Course scheduled for April 26-30 in Wisconsin is sold out. However, we will be announcing the dates and locations of the next two FS Cert Courses very soon, so stay tuned!

10 tips—and more—for effective cognitive interviewing of OIS survivors and other cooperative witnesses

In one word, name a critical–and unfortunately common–mistake investigators make when interviewing police officers who have been involved in shootings.

The answer, according to UCLA psychology professor, Dr. Ed Geiselman, is interrupt.

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EDITOR’S NOTE:

Force Science airs on the DISCOVERY Channel. Check it out here.

The Force Science Research team was recently in Oregon working with the Hillsboro Police Department on our new Prone Subjects Study and the DISCOVERY Channel was permitted to be there to film a sample of the research. As previously reported in FS News, the study focuses on documenting to the millisecond how quickly a prone subject can produce a hidden handgun and fire on an officer. FS researchers are also analyzing body movements officers may be able to spot that might telegraph a pending attack.

Specific details on the testing and an exclusive announcement of the results will follow in the next several weeks. Prior to that, you can watch the DISCOVERY Channel feature which aired last night (3/11/10). CLICK HERE to watch the clip.

I. Do head cameras always see what you see in a force encounter?

News reports about the head camera currently being tested by selected law enforcement agencies may be raising false expectations regarding the device that could have serious repercussions in some use-of-force investigations, warns the Force Science Institute.

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Training note: A handful of seats have opened up for the next Force Science Certification Course scheduled for April 26-30, 2010 in Wisconsin. Click here to download an informational brochure. To reserve one, please e-mail your name, rank and all contact information to: training@forcescience.org.

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“Excessive” shots and falling assailants: A fresh look at OIS subtleties

A new look at why officers often fire controversial “extra” shots after a threat has ended has been published by an independent shooting reconstructionist and certified Force Science analyst.

Researcher Alexander Jason reports that even under benign experimental conditions brain programming compels roughly 7 out of 10 officers to keep discharging rounds after being signaled to stop shooting. “In a real gunfight, under extraordinary stress and threat of death, an even much higher percentage would likely deliver extra shots,” Jason asserts. Read the rest of this entry »

Training note: A few seats remain for the next Force Science Certification Course which is scheduled for April 26-30, 2010 in Wisconsin. Click here to download an informational brochure. To register or for more information, please e-mail your name, rank and all contact information to: training@forcescience.org. You can also call (773) 481-4964.

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In this edition:

I. New Study: Cocaine Abuse and Sudden Death

II. Training officer’s initiative brings commendation, cascading benefits

III. Force Science to highlight POLICE-TREXPO-West

IV. 9 “lessons learned” from recent federal decision in Taser case

V. Force Science News to be translated for French-speaking officers Read the rest of this entry »