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Primal Aggression vs. Cognitive Aggression
Still a Blind Spot in Officer Safety Training. (Neurobiology, Deception, and Implications for Office…
Use of Force and Considerations for Career Survival
I have spent over 20 years as a use of force expert testifying across Canada in internal investigati…
Is Heart Rate a Predictor of Police Officer Performance?
Chris Butler, Advanced Specialist and Senior Force Science Instructor (Editor’s note: The foll…
Ballistic Implications of Shooting Through Windshields
Introduction By the very nature of police work, sometimes critical incidents occur in extremely shor…
Hick’s Law and the Quagmire: Understanding Decision Making in Law Enforcement
By: Chris Butler and Marc Ruskey Maybe you have had an experience like this. I (Chris) recall the da…
Does Handcuffed Equal Harmless?
I was recently involved in a use of force investigation where two police officers utilized physical …
“Sleep On It; Sleep, Memory and the Officer Interview”
New Research Improves Understanding of the Relationship between Sleep and Memory Consolidation …
Defeating the Blur – Rethinking Traditional Police Training to Close Quarter Spontaneous Attacks
by Chris Butler and Dan Fraser No Crystal Ball If you knew you were going to be suddenly ambushed an…
“The Gun Just Went Off! I Didn’t Pull the Trigger, Honest!” – Part 6
Unintended Firearms Discharges in Law Enforcement – Principle and Contributory Causes Part 6 Inspect…