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Trained Officers Perceive Loss Of Control Later

Officers skilled in close-quarters control perceive loss of control much later than untrained officers, so it takes far more violence and chaos before they reach the amygdala-hijack threshold; reducing the officer's feeling of threat through training makes deadly force exponentially less likely.

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Speaker

Hener Gracie

Evidence Quote

an officer is exponentially less likely to have to resort to deadly force when the feeling of threat against the officer is reduced by the increased training that they invest in

Source

246 - Police Training Police MisconductMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:06:29 AM

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