Course Details

Course Title	ABPPSP: Police Use of Force - What Psychologists Need To Know
Date	4/28/2022
Provider	CONCEPT Continuing & Professional Studies (Palo Alto University)
Phone	650-232-4381
Email	caps@paloaltou.edu
Website	https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/LIVE-Police-Use-of-Force-What-Psychologists-Need-To-Know
Location	Online
Credit Hours	4
Instructor(s)	Mark Zelig, PhD, ABPP
Method of Instruction	Workshop/Seminar
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus

Course Description

This live workshop on Police Use of Force: What Psychologists Need to Know is presented by Mark Zelig, PhD, ABPP in partnership with the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP). In the past two years, North American law enforcement agencies have received considerable scrutiny because of several well-publicized incidents of excessive force, especially toward various minority and cultural groups. Presented by a psychologist who has 25 years of experience as a sworn police officer, this workshop will review the existing "force" science, the relationship between implicit biases and force deployment, and will identify areas in which psychological science can help law enforcement increase the safety of police officers and the citizens whom they serve. Note: The presentation will display videos of use-of-force encounters. This may be stressful to some participants.

Course Objectives

Describe the force continuum and the base rate of deadly force deployments in the United States
Describe at least three studies that have correlated poor executive functioning with implicit bias and inappropriate force decisions
Describe three studies in force science and the impact of those studies on police officers and police academy curricula
Describe three examples of deadly force misinformation held by activists and police officers