September 10, 2025Journal of Experimental Psychology AppliedOpen Access

Modeling police officers’ deadly force decisions in an immersive shooting simulator.

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TPTimothy Joseph PleskacIndiana University Bloomington JCJoseph CesarioIndiana University DJD. J. JohnsonWake Forest University

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Observational analysis reveals race and suspect behavior significantly influence deadly force decisions among officers, suggesting implications for training.

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Mistaken shootings of unarmed Black suspects were more likely when they exhibited nonantagonistic behavior.
Cognitive modeling indicated that the race effect resulted from differences in evidence accumulation rather than an initial shooting bias.
Suspect behavior and policing scenarios had the largest influence on officers' decisions to utilize deadly force.
Findings highlight the need for improved research and training methods related to police use-of-force decisions.

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Pleskac et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2409bb210217d6479ad4a https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000542

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Observational analysis reveals race and suspect behavior significantly influence deadly force decisions among officers, suggesting implications for training.

Modeling police officers’ deadly force decisions in an immersive shooting simulator.

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