Development of an Evaluation Scale for Police VR Training

• In Event: Police Training II

Abstract

This study is to develop an evaluation scale for smart policing training, which is being implemented to improve the field response capabilities of the Korean police. Smart policing training helps to improve the ability to respond to real incidents by indirectly experiencing events that are difficult to experience through virtual environments. Evaluation tools for virtual reality-based smart policing training scenarios are needed to improve the evaluation system and content, identify technical issues, and develop scenarios through user experience. This study reviewed the educational evaluation system that can be implemented in police training based on previous studies, compared and analysed the evaluation system of police training in the United States and the United Kingdom, and proposed specific evaluation indicators through theoretical review. The evaluation indicators were constructed based on Kirkpatrick's model and the CIPP evaluation model, and were constructed by mixing systematic objective evaluation and professional evaluation by professional personnel. Virtual reality-based smart policing training will be very effective in police training if it replaces high-risk and expensive real-world training, and if scenarios and evaluation tools are developed to suit each country's situation, it will effectively improve police response capabilities.

Authors

• Ju Eon Jung, Dongguk University

• Chang-Bae Lee, Dongguk University