North Carolina police department to study how officers make use-of-force decisions
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina are studying the psychology behind officers’ decision-making using a state-of-the-art simulator.
The Virtra 300 at the Waxhaw Police Department’s headquarters is about as close as you’ll get to officer combat, without being in any real danger. Wilson uses a computer to orchestrate what’s displayed on the system’s screens in real-time.
The goal of the Virtra is to put people in hostile police situations where split-second decisions need to be made. One hundred officers and 100 everyday people are taking the test for the study. Fox News visited when a person with no police training was doing the simulation.
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