De-escalation training is a vital tool for police officers — helping to reduce the need for force and ensuring safer outcomes for everyone involved in a tense situation. Yet, navigating these high-pressure moments is far from simple. Stephen Ware, associate professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky,…
Category: Police training
UNDP: Transforming Police in Сrisis
When danger strikes, people often turn to the police. But in many parts of the world, that’s not an option, either due to mistrust, abusive practices, or simply because the police are out of reach. In crisis-affected regions, effective and accountable policing is critical for individuals and communities to feel safe. The International Day of Police…
NPCC Police Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The NPCC’s delivery of the AI strategy will ensure UK policing is ambitious in the deployment of AI that reflects our ethics and values. By harnessing the benefits of AI and deploying AI that reflects the best evidence, UK Policing will become more efficient and productive, meaning that we are better at meeting the needs…
Michael Jenkins, Chris Shields: Taking a Principled Approach to AI in Policing
The rapid integration of technology into law enforcement operations, combined with recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), suggests that AI will soon become integral to a wide range of policing technologies. AI is, in fact, already being explored in a range of policing efforts such as crime analysis, body camera video review, and DNA evaluation.1…
Greg Friese: How to Use AI to Create Police Officer Training
Some of the key reasons police trainers might be reluctant to use ChatGPT, Gemini or other AI LLMs include:
Current Approaches in Police Training
The Current Approaches in Police Training workshop, hosted by the Turkish National Police Academy in Ankara, represents a significant milestone in fostering dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaboration in the field of law enforcement education. This workshop convenes prominent academics, experienced law enforcement professionals, and policy-makers to explore and discuss innovative training methodologies that meet the…
Dmytro Yagunov: Police Training and the European Human Rights Standards
The CPT standards on prevention of ill-treatment in policing are strictly linked to the issue of police trainings. Every national report made by the CPT on torture prevention in policing contains recommendations to improve the system of police trainings with the aim to exclude excessive use of force by the police and to avoid unnecessary…