Police use of deadly force has drawn considerable research attention. However, most of our knowledge is limited to those cases in which the product is a death. Little is known about the use of lethal force where the outcome is a wounding a miss, or an averted shooting. As a result, the present study explores the reactions of 101 officers in 529 high-risk encounters involving the potential use of deadly force during simulated firearms training sessions. Finally, a strategy is proposed that would allow a more refined way of studying police shooting behavior under simualted field conditions.
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