Welcome to the Latest FS Research into the Human Performance Elements of a Use of Force training course. This session will explore two compelling studies that shed light on the intricacies of human performance elements in use-of-force scenarios.
“Kinematic Analysis of Firearms Assaults on Police Officers” An analysis of assault motions and times when officers are attacked with a handgun. Action was captured with accelerometers and gyroscopes accurate to thousands of a second. This study on the speed of assaults helps set a metric for training and investigation. (attendees will be given access to the journal article)
“The Camera Lens and the Human Eye: Documented Performance Differences during a Critical Incident.” A study comparing the eye scan of officers with action captured by their body cameras. X/y coordinates of body cameras were analyzed as compared to the x/y coordinates of an officer’s eye scan. The officers were involved in a very realistic scenario lasting 15 minutes with an evolving escalation of threat. Pulse levels averaged 165 beats per minute. Many officers were up to 180bpm. Over 75 percent of the times officers used deadly force the information available to their eyes and used by them to make a judgement to shoot was not recorded by the body camera.
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Analyzing the speed and motion of firearm assaults on officers
- Comparing officer eye movement to body camera footage during critical incidents
- Applying human performance research to improve training and investigative standards
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: William J. Lewinski, Ph.D.
Dr. Lewinski is the co-founder and executive director of the Force Science ® Institute. He is a leading behavioral scientist whose work has focused on the intensive study of human dynamics involved in high stress, life-threatening encounters. He has a Ph.D. in Police Psychology and is a professor emeritus of Law Enforcement at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught for more than 28 years, was an L.E. Program Director and also chair of the Department of Government.
- Credit Hours:
- Class ID: 24-39-2-A1
- Area: 206
- Topic: Use of Force
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