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Threat Perception Alteration As An Effect Of Use-Of-Force Simulation Training, Ellyse Vandyke
Threat Perception Alteration As An Effect Of Use-Of-Force Simulation Training, Ellyse Vandyke
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Due to the nature of police work police officers are often placed in life threatening situations. To prepare officers for these interactions police academies employ use-of-force simulations to train relevant skills such as situational awareness and judgement. Repeated exposure to threatening situations, such as those in the use-of-force simulations, may alter the threat perception of the participant. Using self-report measures of anxiety (STAI-6 Item) and affect (PANAS), as well as respiration rate data, and short answer self-reports, the present study aims to determine if perception of threat is altered as a result of the use-of-force training, both directly after one …