Does de‐escalation training work? A systematic review and call for evidence in police use‐of‐force reform
RS Engel, HD McManus… - Criminology & Public …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary De‐escalation training has been widely implemented by US police
agencies in the wake of adverse public reaction to recent controversial police use‐of‐force …
agencies in the wake of adverse public reaction to recent controversial police use‐of‐force …
Complex motor learning and police training: Applied, cognitive, and clinical perspectives
PM Di Nota, JM Huhta - Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The practices surrounding police training of complex motor skills, including the use of force,
varies greatly around the world, and even over the course of an officer's career. As the …
varies greatly around the world, and even over the course of an officer's career. As the …
A reasonable officer: Examining the relationships among stress, training, and performance in a highly realistic lethal force scenario
Under conditions of physiological stress, officers are sometimes required to make split-
second life-or-death decisions, where deficits in performance can have tragic outcomes …
second life-or-death decisions, where deficits in performance can have tragic outcomes …
The reverse racism effect: Are cops more hesitant to shoot black than white suspects?
Research Summary Race‐related debates often assume that implicit racial bias will result in
racially biased decisions to shoot. Previous research has examined racial bias in police …
racially biased decisions to shoot. Previous research has examined racial bias in police …
Alcohol use and firearm violence
Although the misuse of firearms is necessary to the occurrence of firearm violence, there are
other contributing factors beyond simply firearms themselves that might also be modified to …
other contributing factors beyond simply firearms themselves that might also be modified to …
The impact of acute stress physiology on skilled motor performance: Implications for policing
Investigations of police performance during acutely stressful situations have primarily
focused on higher-order cognitive processes like attention, affect or emotion and decision …
focused on higher-order cognitive processes like attention, affect or emotion and decision …
Knowledge, skills, and abilities for managing potentially volatile police–public interactions: A narrative review
We conducted a narrative review of existing literature to identify the knowledge, skills, and
abilities (KSAs) necessary for officers who police in democratic societies to successfully …
abilities (KSAs) necessary for officers who police in democratic societies to successfully …
Police expertise and use of force: using a mixed-methods approach to model expert and novice use-of-force decision-making
Improving police use-of-force training is methodologically difficult. By providing a method for
identifying the “expert” response to any given scenario, and by triangulating multiple …
identifying the “expert” response to any given scenario, and by triangulating multiple …
Exploring bias in police shooting decisions with real shoot/don't shoot cases
JL Worrall, SA Bishopp, SC Zinser… - Crime & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The controversy surrounding recent high-profile police shootings (eg, Michael Brown in
Ferguson, Missouri; Laquan McDonald in Chicago) has prompted inquiry into the possible …
Ferguson, Missouri; Laquan McDonald in Chicago) has prompted inquiry into the possible …
Different profiles of decision making and physiology under varying levels of stress in trained military personnel
Decision making is one of the most vital processes we use every day, ranging from
mundane decisions about what to eat to life-threatening choices such as how to avoid a car …
mundane decisions about what to eat to life-threatening choices such as how to avoid a car …