Evaluation of the New York City Police Department firearm training and firearm-discharge review process (RAND, 2008)
"Rand Center on Quality Policing.". - "MG-717-NYPD"--P. [4] of cover. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-114)
Introduction -- Firearm-Discharge Policy and Experience in New York City -- Training -- The Firearm-Discharge Investigation and Review Process -- Analysis of Factors Associated with NYPD Officers Discharging Their Firearms -- The Need for an Improved Less-Than-Lethal Standoff Weapon -- Other Innovative Technologies -- Reflexive Shooting -- Summary of Findings and Recommendations -- Appendix: Data and Methodology
In January 2007, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly asked the RAND Corporation to examine the quality and completeness of the New York City Police Department's firearm-training program and identify potential improvements in it and in the police department's firearm-discharge review process. This monograph reports the observations, findings, and recommendations of that study