Force Science News #173: Multiple topics issue
In this issue:
I. Force Science warning: Gun-mounted flashlight device susceptible to fatal errors under high stress
II. Seminar showcasing an inside look at OISs coming up
III. Force Science’s Prone Study featured in NRA’s Law Enforcement Newsletter: Read it here
Force Science News #172: Anti-fatigue measures could cut cop deaths 15%, researcher claims
Training note: Congratulations to the 58 graduates of the most recent Force Science Certification Course held in San Jose, CA! We’re proud to welcome this outstanding group, representing 36 agencies from 13 states and 3 provinces, to the growing ranks of Certified Force Science Analysts worldwide. It’s comments like those shared after the class by Det. Kelly Rizzo with the Niagara Falls (NY) PD that continue to motivate and inspire us. “In 16 years of attending law enforcement training courses, including the FBI National Academy, the Force Science Certification Course has been by far the best training I have had the privilege of receiving,” he wrote. “The pedigree of the instructors is outstanding. These aren’t just individuals teaching about someone else’s information and findings. They’re the experts who are actually the source of the information! It’s like taking a course on World War II and having Winston Churchill teach it!” Humbling praise that’s not taken lightly. Click here for FSI Certification Course information and dates.
Anti-fatigue measures could cut cop deaths 15%, researcher claims
A leading sleep researcher argues that officer deaths from vehicle accidents and violent attacks could be cut by at least 15%—“a pretty darned conservative estimate”—if the problem of police fatigue was seriously addressed.
As it is, he claims, a toxic mix of poor personal habits and arbitrary agency policies is creating a “large pool of officers at risk.”
Force Science News #171: First results from ongoing survey of officers who survive wounds
Next Force Science Certification Course: April 18-22, 2011, Milwaukee, WI. Click here for details. Questions? E-mail training@forcescience.org
In this edition:
I. First results from ongoing survey of officers who survive wounds
II. San Francisco trainers bring Force Science to “skeptical” media
III. Mailbag: Our readers write…
Force Science News #170: The LAPD consent-decree mess; more of the same ahead for other agencies as DOJ ramps up a campaign against police, author warns
An award-winning journalist who frequently writes on law enforcement issues has given a scathing account of the federal government’s 10-year oversight of the LAPD and calls it “a disturbing harbinger for other police departments.”
In a 3,100-word report in The Weekly Standard magazine, author and TV commentator Heather Mac Donald paints a damning picture of life for an agency under a so-called “consent decree” that allows outside forces to tightly regulate day-to-day policing activities.
In Los Angeles, she alleges, this absentee management has been “a power grab from day one,” resulting in, among other abuses: Read the rest of this entry »
Force Science News #169: New position paper links cognitive interviewing to “fair, objective” OIS investigations & more
Click here to download the 2011 Force Science Certification Course schedule.
In this issue:
I. New position paper links cognitive interviewing to “fair, objective” OIS investigations
II. Act now to offer your expertise to an important deadly force study
III. Mailbag: Our readers write….
I. New position paper links cognitive interviewing to “fair, objective” OIS investigations
An unusual collaboration between a former police psychologist, a senior deputy city attorney, and an internationally known researcher has resulted in a new position paper that strongly encourages agencies to use the special techniques of “cognitive interviewing” when taking statements from officers who survive shootings.
