HeyJaredTactical Science
I am a Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the Executive Director of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University. I write here about police use of force and training issues.
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Tasers Are Generally Safe. The Data Are Generally Bad. (opens the original)
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Alarms, Blood Trails, and Broken Doors (opens the original)
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The Mortality Numbers Agency Heads Actually Need (opens the original)
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This guest post is written by Peter Tanksley, a research scientist at the ALERRT Center and lead author of the mortality study it draws on. To find out more about the work I do at ALERRT, check out the Research Ring website.When Pete Blair covered our mortality study here a few weeks back, it struck a nerve. Circulatory disease, cancer, suicide, and COVID top the list of what kills officers, each at rates above the general public. But a list of causes isn’t a plan. This piece pulls three finding
Your Qualification Score Doesn't Predict Gunfight Performance (opens the original)
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Training Taught Them the Wrong Thing (opens the original)
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