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October 5, 2014

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Important New Links to Force Science Findings

• A new study by the Force Science Institute documents that officers may be “significantly” impeded in trying to move quickly away from threats because of the weight of their duty-belt gear and protective equipment. Subjecting a pool of law enforcement students to a series of “maximal-effort” sprint tests, researchers led by FSI’s executive director...
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Cops Hesitate More, Err Less When Shooting Black Suspects, Study Finds

With the turmoil in Ferguson (MO) the latest example, activists and many reporters would have us believe that police officers are prejudicially trigger happy when dealing with black suspects. But a scientific study from Washington State University-Spokane suggests just the opposite. In truth, according to findings from the research team’s innovative experiments: Officers were less...
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