Firearms Training and Decision-Making: What 359 Slovenian Police Officers Reported
A national survey of 359 Slovenian police officers examined legal knowledge, perceived operational readiness, and views of firearms training.
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Low Light Is an Identification Problem Before It Is a Marksmanship Problem
When illumination falls, object recognition and confidence degrade before a shot is considered; training must measure identification, inhibition, and light use—not groups alone.
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Inattentional Blindness on the Range: Why Visible Does Not Mean Perceived
Attention can exclude a conspicuous event when the performer is occupied by another task, so awareness must be trained through priority and decision design—not scanning slogans.
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Holsters and Garments Are a Human-System Interface, Not a Shopping List
Equipment changes performance through familiarity, geometry, retention, clothing, posture, and error probability; a faster product claim is meaningless without the whole system.
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The Seat-Belt Paradox in Police Work: Transport Safety Versus Rapid Egress
Fatal-crash data show a large survival advantage for belt use, while officer surveys reveal real egress and ergonomics concerns; doctrine must engineer the conflict rather than choose a slogan.
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Cognitive Training, In-Combat Decision Making, and the OODA Loop
I often tell my students that learning to fight is all about learning how to think about it. Combat must be won with the […]
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