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Evaluating Police Tactics: An Empirical Assessment of Room Entry Techniques book cover

1st Edition

Evaluating Police Tactics An Empirical Assessment of Room Entry Techniques

By J. Pete Blair, M. Hunter Martaindale Copyright 2013
90 Pages
by Routledge

90 Pages
by Routledge

90 Pages
by Routledge
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The approach that should be used by law enforcement officers in order to safely and effectively enter a room is a point of contention among many police trainers. Based on five experiments conducted over a two-year period, Evaluating Police Tactics demonstrates that the conventional wisdom is not optimal. Using the scientific method to systematically assess current room entry philosophies and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Room Entry Styles 3. Dump vs. Slice Experiment 4. Room Entry Techniques Overview 5. Room Entry Techniques Experiments 6. Conclusion

Biography

J. Pete Blair is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. He is also the Director of Research for the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) center at Texas State. Dr. Blair has published research on a variety of police related topics including a book about active shooter events and response. He has also presented his research on active shooter events and police tactics to diverse audiences across the country including the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).

M. Hunter Martaindale - Hunter is a Ph.D. student at Texas State University - School of Criminal Justice. Hunter works as a research assistant for both the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) program and the Texas School Safety Center. His current research projects entail active shooter analysis and improving law enforcement tactics and efficiency.

 

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