Police survival - the importance of physiological and psychological knowledge in training aimed at armed confrontations

The article addresses the concept of Police Survival. It emphasizes the importance of developing skills and knowledge focused on deadly force encounter situations and incidents that expose police officers to high levels of stress. It also discusses the psychological factor of police survival, covering a conceptual approach to stress and the most common physiological and psychological effects during deadly force encounters. Training is explored as an effective way to prepare police officers for stress, through the conceptualization of Stress Inoculation Training (SIT). This training gradually exposes officers to various stressors, allowing them to adapt and, through training, prepare for critical situations.