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Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test an intervention modifying officer physiology to reduce lethal force errors and improve health. METHODS: A longitudinal, within-subjects intervention study was conducted with urban front-line police officers (n = 57). The physiological intervention applie...
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200377/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020222 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001401 |
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author | Andersen, Judith Pizarro Di Nota, Paula Maria Beston, Brett Boychuk, Evelyn Carol Gustafsberg, Harri Poplawski, Steven Arpaia, Joseph |
author_facet | Andersen, Judith Pizarro Di Nota, Paula Maria Beston, Brett Boychuk, Evelyn Carol Gustafsberg, Harri Poplawski, Steven Arpaia, Joseph |
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description | OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test an intervention modifying officer physiology to reduce lethal force errors and improve health. METHODS: A longitudinal, within-subjects intervention study was conducted with urban front-line police officers (n = 57). The physiological intervention applied an empirically validated method of enhancing parasympathetic engagement (ie, heart rate variability biofeedback) during stressful training that required lethal force decision-making. RESULTS: Significant post-intervention reductions in lethal force errors, and in the extent and duration of autonomic arousal, were maintained across 12 months. Results at 18 months begin to return to pre-intervention levels. CONCLUSION: We provide objective evidence for a physiologically focused intervention in reducing errors in lethal force decision-making, improving health and safety for both police and the public. Results provide a timeline of skill retention, suggesting annual retraining to maintain health and safety gains. |
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spelling | pubmed-62003772018-11-21 Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology Andersen, Judith Pizarro Di Nota, Paula Maria Beston, Brett Boychuk, Evelyn Carol Gustafsberg, Harri Poplawski, Steven Arpaia, Joseph J Occup Environ Med Original Articles OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test an intervention modifying officer physiology to reduce lethal force errors and improve health. METHODS: A longitudinal, within-subjects intervention study was conducted with urban front-line police officers (n = 57). The physiological intervention applied an empirically validated method of enhancing parasympathetic engagement (ie, heart rate variability biofeedback) during stressful training that required lethal force decision-making. RESULTS: Significant post-intervention reductions in lethal force errors, and in the extent and duration of autonomic arousal, were maintained across 12 months. Results at 18 months begin to return to pre-intervention levels. CONCLUSION: We provide objective evidence for a physiologically focused intervention in reducing errors in lethal force decision-making, improving health and safety for both police and the public. Results provide a timeline of skill retention, suggesting annual retraining to maintain health and safety gains. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018-10 2018-07-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6200377/ /pubmed/30020222 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001401 Text en Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Andersen, Judith Pizarro Di Nota, Paula Maria Beston, Brett Boychuk, Evelyn Carol Gustafsberg, Harri Poplawski, Steven Arpaia, Joseph Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title | Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title_full | Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title_fullStr | Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title_full_unstemmed | Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title_short | Reducing Lethal Force Errors by Modulating Police Physiology |
title_sort | reducing lethal force errors by modulating police physiology |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200377/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020222 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001401 |
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