To prepare for critical incidents on duty, police officers need to acquire the skills and tactics
in realistic environments so that they transfer to high-stress circumstances. To bridge the gap
between empirical research and applied practice, the present chapter informs about training
concepts within the ecological dynamics framework that effectively promotes performance
under stress. Specifically, scenario-based police training is critically discussed by identifying
research gaps and challenges in the current practice. Virtual reality (VR) is introduced as a …