Summary
Firearms qualification requirements are great to have, but these qualification programs generally do not include comprehensive deadly force training. Officers need to understand the legalities of deadly force, they need to know how to respond with the appropriate deadly force option, and they need to be trained in realistic deadly force decision making through training scenarios. Nowicki discusses how an online or multi-media deadly force training can help police officers understand the legalities on the use of such force.
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Multi-Media Deadly Force Training
Deadly force training is rather simple. Just require officers to go to the shooting range on a quarterly basis and achieve a qualification score, right? Wrong. Proper deadly force training goes way beyond any firearms qualification requirements.
Firearms qualification requirements are great to have, but these qualification programs generally do not include comprehensive deadly for...See the full content of this document
