Trending Topics
FS-Profile-Logo.png

Force Science

Understanding Force Encounters Through Science and Research

Force Science advances expert decision-making, performance, and honest accountability in public safety. Their team of physicians, attorneys, policing experts, psychologists and human performance researchers focuses on understanding and optimizing how civilians and law enforcement make decisions and perform in high-stress situations.

LATEST ARTICLES
When a 20-year-old white male stepped through the door with an assault rifle, it turned out to be a lucky night for police and patrons at New Jersey’s largest shopping mall
The goal was to measure and analyze at what speed, with what stride length, and in what time frame can the average subject run full-out and move in different directions from various starting positions
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) offers an eight-page roundup of pertinent cases to date and a list of suggested guidelines to help officers, trainers, and administrators with the issue
Part two of a two-part series
Part one of a two-part series
A recent lower-court decision in Tennessee may be a bellwether signaling a need to tweak law enforcement use-of-force policies
While some officers (“the hunt team”) continue searching for the shooter, others (“the rescue team”) start carrying, dragging, or escorting the injured to the collection point for medical evaluation
Part two of a two-part series