Saturday, May 13, 2006

COPS GIVE WEAKER COMMANDS IN VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS, GROUND-BREAKING NEW FSRC STUDIES REVEAL / Force Science News, #43, 28 Apr 2006

http://www.forcesciencenews.com/home/current.html
The quality of commands officers issue tends to deteriorate drastically in potentially life-threatening confrontations, possibly leaving suspects confused about what they're expected to do to comply, according to 2 new studies conducted under the auspices of the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University-Mankato.What these studies reveal is "more shocking than anything we expected," says Dr. Dan Houlihan, who directed the research. "This is path-breaking material that officers and administrators should pay close attention to because of its serious implications."