Accession Number:

ADA616378

Title:

Evaluation of Courses of Fire for Law Enforcement Firearms Training

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Dec 2012-Apr 2014

Corporate Author:

ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Schaefer, Peter S.
• Bruce, Leonard
• Lipinski, John

Report Date:

2014-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

In response to active shooter threats, the U.S. Army Military Police School USAMPS identified current best practices for weapons skills training as employed by various civilian and military law enforcement authorities. That information was then used to construct a new set of pistol training exercises which focus on dynamic shooting engagements and the development of skills like smooth weapons handling, successful target transitioning, and rapid weapon reloading. To identify an effective, efficient approach for training these skills, Active and Reserve Military Police MPs were trained on a common set of pistol exercises in either a Dry, Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 EST 2000, Live, or Live Plus i.e., identical to the Live condition but with additional practice rounds. Baseline i.e., pre-training and post-training shooting performance was measured. Results indicated that the Dry and Live Plus conditions were consistently the most effective at improving MP performance.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY POLICE
• *MILITARY TRAINING
• COURSES(EDUCATION)
• HANDLING
• LAW ENFORCEMENT
• MARKSMANSHIP
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• SIMULATION

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE