Tactical Science

Training Taught Them the Wrong Thing

The assumptions buried in how we teach officers might be doing more damage than the stress of the job.

Aug 3 • Pete Blair

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July 2026

Takedown or Knockout: Same Law, Different Reactions

One punch against one punch is legally textbook. The audience doesn't score it that way.

Jul 20 • Pete Blair

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Cops Die Younger. Here's What's Killing Them.

Circulatory, cancer, suicide, COVID. In that order, and in that much excess.

Jul 6 • Pete Blair

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June 2026

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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