Tactical Science
Pete Blair, Hunter MartaindaleI am a Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the Executive Director of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University. I write here about police use of force and training issues.
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Blue, Not Black or White
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Dunbar, A., Hanink, P.A., & Kyle, B. (2025). Good cop, bad cop, Black cop, White cop: Unraveling public perceptions of police use of force. Crime & Delinquency, 71(12), 3784-3806. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287241268298
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Small Places, Big Results
After 14 years and nearly 300 studies, the Matrix still points to the same winning formula
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Koper, C. S., Lum, C., Telep, C. W., & Petersen, K. (2025). The evidence-based policing matrix at 14 years. Journal of Experimental...
Same Scene, Different Choice
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Pickering, J.C. & Klinger, D. (2023). Shooting and holding fire in police work: Insights from a study informed by the Binder and Scharf model of deadly force decision-making. Homicide Studies, 27(1), 34–54. https://doi.org/1...
Your Officers Need to Be Anaerobically Fit
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Tomes, C., Schram, B., Canetti, E.F.D., & Orr, R. (2024). Heart rate variability monitoring in Special Emergency Response Team anaerobic-based tasks and training. Safety, 10(4), Article 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety1004...
The Anxiety Bias
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Nieuwenhuys, A., Savelsbergh, G. J. P., & Oudejans, R. R. D. (2012). Shoot or don’t shoot? Why police officers are more inclined to shoot when they are anxious. Emotion, 12(4), 827–833. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025699
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I'm the Executive Director of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center and a Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
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