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Introduction to Human Factors for Force Investigations & Analysis
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1-Day Virtual Training Program
$295 per student
The Introduction to Human Factors for Force Investigations and Analysis course provides participants with an introduction to the latest human factors research and demonstrates how they can be applied to law enforcement use of force investigations and analysis. Participants are introduced to important human factors concepts like vision; perception; attention; decision-making; movement time; the influence of tools, tactics, and training; human error; and memory. Participants will come away from the course with a basic understanding of the human factor’s concepts covered and the ability to apply them to real world use of force cases.
Human Factors for Force Investigations and Analysis
- Introduction to Human Factors: Covers vision, perception, attention, decision-making, movement time, tools, tactics, training, human error, and memory in use of force investigations.
- Practical Application: Apply human factors concepts to real-world use of force cases for better investigations.
- Expert Instructor: Dr. Paul Taylor, former officer, founder of the Association of Force Investigators, and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver.
- Direct Access to Research: Learn from a published researcher with award-winning studies, making complex topics practical for law enforcement.
The course is taught by Dr. Paul Taylor, who is a former law enforcement officer; the founder of the Association of Force Investigators; and an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. He is a published researcher who has conducted award winning studies on the topics he teaches. This gives participants direct access to a researcher who has conducted many of the studies being discussed in the class. Dr. Taylor’s law enforcement experience allows him to make these complex topics practical and accessible to law enforcement practitioners.
Class Schedule:
July 8, 2024
Morning: 10:00 AM - 12 PM EST
Afternoon: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Class Instructor
Paul Taylor, PH.D.
Paul Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver where he studies decision-making, human factors, and system safety in the context of police interactions with the public. He is also the founder and lead instructor for the Association of Force Investigators (AFI). Dr. Taylor has over ten years of practical law enforcement experience including time as a department training manager, patrol sergeant, and use-of-force instructor. He has delivered law enforcement related instruction for academy, field training, and advanced in-service audiences as well as graduate and undergraduate level courses.
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