Welcome to the Challenge or Threat? Using Science to Develop Prepared Officers and Not Paranoid Ones training course. It isn’t as simple as attending pre and in-service training or meeting your state and local mandates. The more we help our officers understand their own human nature and the fascinating science behind human factors, the closer we can get to improved decisions and performance. When confronted with stressors on or off-duty, does your officer perceive the event as a threat or a challenge? That distinction and the brain function behind it just might be a major piece of the puzzle leading to the outcome. We’ll discuss the reasons and opportunities ahead to help our staff focus their lens in the best direction.
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Understanding human factors in decision-making
- Stress perception: threat vs. challenge
- Enhancing performance through mindset and science
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: Commander Liam Duggan
William (Liam) Duggan is the Investigative/Administrative Commander with the Prior Lake Police Department in Minnesota. Cmdr. Duggan has a BS in Law Enforcement from Metropolitan State University-St. Paul and is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Staff and Command. He currently serves on the board of Advisors for the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association and as the Executive Director of Training and Development for the Special Operations Training Association. Cmdr. Duggan specializes in human performance factors analysis, training force options, firearms, arrest and control, and leadership development.
- Credit Hours: 1
- Class ID: 24-27-2-A1
- Area: 612
- Topic: Use of Force
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