Tactical Science

ShotSpotter Finds the Shooting – But You’d Better Have the Staffing

Gunshot detection technology doubles shooting notifications. It also doubles officer workload.

Jun 22 • Pete Blair

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What Actually Predicts a Use-of-Force Outcome

A study of 1.5 million Cincinnati police responses finds call type and response speed drive force decisions

Jun 8 • Pete Blair

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May 2026

Two Variables Explain the Suicide School Shooter

Publication

May 25 • Pete Blair

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Blue, Not Black or White

Your track record matters more than your race – but whose track record, and how, depends on a combination you won’t expect.

May 11 • Pete Blair

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April 2026

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

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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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