Important officer safety findings from a groundbreaking study of vehicle stop performance have been reported by the Force Science Institute. An analysis of various positions officers typically assume when talking to a driver of a stopped car and their immediate reaction to a sudden crisis reveals that: No position proximate to the suspect’s vehicle can...Read More
Are some training exercises that focus on reaction time unintentionally compromising officer safety on the street? Two instructors raised that concern recently in separate presentations at the annual conference of the International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assn. (ILEETA). Larry Hahn, a certified Force Science Analyst, told of detecting what seem to be unnaturally slow...Read More
Field research on a groundbreaking new study on vehicle stop safety has been completed by the Force Science Institute, with specific pointers on how officers can better protect themselves from sudden shooting attacks expected by the end of summer. Using 94 officers from 17 agencies, the research team conducted a series of test scenarios across...Read More
