Tactical Science

Small Places, Big Results

What nearly 300 experiments tell us about stopping crime

Apr 27 • Pete Blair

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Same Scene, Different Choice

Why Officers at the Same Shooting Fire, and Why Some Don’t

Apr 13 • Pete Blair

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March 2026

Your Officers Need to Be Anaerobically Fit

Heart rate variability data from a real SWAT unit shows why short-duration, high-intensity fitness predicts autonomic reserve during tactical task

Mar 30 • Pete Blair

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The Anxiety Bias

Why officers shoot more under pressure

Mar 16 • Pete Blair

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Shooting the Wrong Person

The impact of inhibitory control

Mar 2 • Pete Blair

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February 2026

Great Reps, Wrong Task

Clean training performance is a warning sign

Feb 16 • Pete Blair

11

Train in Scenarios, Not Silos

A practical way to train for the shifts and transitions of real calls

Feb 2 • Pete Blair

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January 2026

Cold Starts, Real Readiness

The case for spacing

Jan 19 • Pete Blair

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2

You Aced the Academy

Why did reality hit so hard?

Jan 5 • Pete Blair

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December 2025

Training Changed. Force Dropped. No Added Risk to Officers.

Publication

Dec 22, 2025 • Pete Blair

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Eighteen Million Americans Present at Mass Shootings?

The math on mass shootings doesn’t add up.

Dec 8, 2025 • Pete Blair and Hunter Martaindale

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November 2025

A Way, Not THE Way

What ALERRT Level I is really about.

Nov 24, 2025 • Pete Blair

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