Ben je sneller van Taser naar vuurwapen of van vuurwapen naar Taser? En wat betekent dat voor agenten, onderwijs, training en onderzoek naar geweldsituaties? Hier de belangrijkste resultaten zoals ik ze interpreteer. Uit de discussie sectie de volgende bevindingen:
1. When the perception-response times and the differences in perception-response times for experienced police officers transitioning from a firearm to a TASER (M = 4.7 s) versus a TASER to a firearm (M = 2.49 s) are examined, a number of important implications emerge. Transitie van ene naar andere geweldsmiddel is dus geen gelijke taak!
In the case of firearms and TASERs, it is significantly faster to move up the force continuum—from TASER to firearm (M= 2.49 s)—than it is to move down the force continuum—from firearm to TASER (M = 4.7).
2. Dit zijn geen triviale tijden! Zo blijken mensen “produce a firearm from their waistband and shoot it without specifically aiming at a person or target in 0.23 seconden!
Ander voorbeeld: If, for instance, an officer was to approach a person who had a gun to their head with a TASER drawn, on average the person could lower the gun and fire eight rounds at the officer or another person before the officer could transition to a firearm
3. Deze transitie tijden hebben gevolgen voor het reageren op personen met steek of slagwapens: “ officers should be aware that they will not have time to transition to their firearms, should they need to, prior to the average person being able to close the distance to physical contact”.
4. In a similar fashion, an officer who is pointing a firearm at an unarmed person or a person who becomes unarmed (e.g., drops a weapon) during the course of an encounter should be aware of the time it will take to transition to a TASER (M = 4.7 s). With this knowledge, an officer may choose to tactically retreat or position themselves behind a barrier in order to create more time for a transition rather than attempting to transition as an unarmed person closes the distance between them
5. Gevolgen voor optreden: “If perception-response times have not been taken into consideration, officers could find themselves in positions in which they have no time to re-holster their firearms and/or transition to lesser levels of force. Human factors such as perception-response times should be taken into consideration as officers and departments develop and employ tactics that are more resilient to inevitable human fallibility.
6. Hoe comfortabel zijn agenten met transities? “Wille this was not a measure the study was designed to capture, it was clear that transitioning between these tools was not something these officers were proficient at.”.
Tot slot: “A human factors/applied ergonomics approach to understanding and improving system safety in law enforcement is long overdue and much needed.
Dit is mijn interpretatie en ik sta open voor feedback.
Bron
Taylor PL, Sipe P, Bartel L. Lost in transition: The effects of transitioning between firearms and electronic control devices (ECDs) on perception-response times (PRTs). The Police Journal. September 2021.
Zie ook: https://nos.nl/artikel/2412791-politie-gaat-taser-inzetten-eerste-agenten-al-met-wapen-op-straat