Enhancing Frontline Police Officer Decision-Making and Accountability: A Qualitative Study to Explore the Impact of Cognitive Training and Representative Bureaucracy in Simulated High-Stress Live-Fire Scenarios

• In Event: Don't Blame Me: Law Enforcement Agencies and Communities

Brief Overview

Can cognitive training overcome biases and reduce police errors in high-steak situations? This current research focuses on the possible role of cognitive training in overcoming implicit biases of officers regardless of their characteristics.

Authors

• Suyang Yu, University of Illinois at Springfield

• Ricky Ho, University of Illinois at Springfield