New research study analyzes local law enforcement decision making
Next, officers will undergo eight weeks of online training doing more decision-making exercises. "In policing, oftentimes they're practicing those skills on the job in very high-risk situations," McLean explained. "So by doing things like this simulator and online training, we're providing them an opportunity to practice those skills in a low-risk environment where a failure doesn't hurt anybody." In the third phase, officers go through different scenarios on the simulator to see if any improvements are made after training. Credit: WLTX "Those simulations just re-enforce what we already do," ...