Evaluation of the New York City Police Department firearm training and firearm-discharge review process / Bernard D. Rostker ... [et. al.].

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Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, c2008Description: xxviii, 114 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

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0833044168 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0833045970 (electronic bk.)
9780833044167 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780833045973 (electronic bk.)

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HV8148.N52 E83 2008

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Contents:

Introduction -- Firearm-Discharge Policy and Experience in New York City -- Training -- The Firearm-Discharge Investigation and Review Process -- Analysis of Factors Associated with NYPD Officers Discharging Their Firearms -- The Need for an Improved Less-Than-Lethal Standoff Weapon -- Other Innovative Technologies -- Reflexive Shooting -- Summary of Findings and Recommendations -- Appendix: Data and Methodology.

Summary: In January 2007, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly wanted to make sure that his department was doing everything necessary to minimize the unnecessary discharge of firearms. He asked the RAND Corporation to examine the quality and completeness of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) firearm-training program and identify potential improvements in the design and delivery of the curriculum, the technology used, the frequency and duration of training sessions, the tactics and procedures on which the training is based, and the police department's firearm-discharge review process. This monograph reports the observations, findings, and recommendations of that study.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-114).

In January 2007, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly wanted to make sure that his department was doing everything necessary to minimize the unnecessary discharge of firearms. He asked the RAND Corporation to examine the quality and completeness of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) firearm-training program and identify potential improvements in the design and delivery of the curriculum, the technology used, the frequency and duration of training sessions, the tactics and procedures on which the training is based, and the police department's firearm-discharge review process. This monograph reports the observations, findings, and recommendations of that study.

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.