The Research Library
36 peer-reviewed studies, curated by the Research Office and graded by level of evidence. External work, attributed to its authors, summarised for practitioners.
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7 entries
- 2024
Heart Rate Variability Monitoring in Special Emergency Response Team Anaerobic-Based Tasks and Training
Tomes C., Schram B., Canetti E.F.D. et al. · Safety
Physiological strain in protective work is measurable. Measuring it is the first step toward programming conditioning that reflects the job rather than the gym.
External researchField / observational study · Field study
Human Factors
- 2024
Acute stress differentially alters reward-related decision making and inhibitory control under threat of punishment
Laino Chiavegatti G., Floresco S.B. · Neurobiology of Stress
Stress does not simply make people worse. It changes what they attend to. Leadership training should target inhibition and restraint specifically, because those degrade first.
External researchExperimental study
Decision Making
- 2023
How to Improve Decision Making and Acting Under Stress: The Effect of Training with and without Stress on Self-Defense Skills in Police Officers
Voigt L., Zinner C. · Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Judgment degrades under arousal unless it has been practised under arousal. Controlled, supervised stress exposure is a curriculum requirement, not a hazing ritual.
External researchControlled intervention study
Decision Making
- 2021
De-Escalation Training Receptivity and First-Line Police Supervision: Findings from the Louisville Metro Police Study
Engel R.S., Isaza G.T., Motz R.T. et al. · Police Quarterly
Training does not survive contact with an unsupportive supervisor. Instructor and supervisory buy-in is part of curriculum design, not an afterthought.
External researchMixed-methods evaluation
De-escalation
- 2021
Field Monitoring the Effects of Overnight Shift Work on Specialist Tactical Police Training with Heart Rate Variability Analysis
Tomes C., Schram B., Orr R. · Sustainability
Occupational load does not end when a shift ends. Any programme training working protective personnel must account for recovery debt they arrive with.
External researchField / observational study · Field study
Human Factors
- 2019
Evaluation of ‘the R-Model’ crisis intervention de-escalation training for law enforcement
Peterson J., Densley J., Erickson G. · The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
De-escalation is a teachable technical skill with measurable outcomes. It belongs in protection education alongside physical capability, not opposed to it.
External researchProgram evaluation
De-escalation
- 2018
Force, Stress, and Decision-Making Within the Belgian Police: the Impact of Stressful Situations on Police Decision-Making
Verhage A., Noppe J., Feys Y. et al. · Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Force decisions are made by a physiologically compromised person. Any protection curriculum that ignores that is teaching an imaginary version of the event.
External researchExperimental study
Decision Making