TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
A three-year research collaboration between Florida State University'sCollege of Criminology and Criminal Justice,and theLeon County Sheriff's Office(LCSO)has produced one of the most comprehensive real-world studies on police de-escalation to date.
The findingsdemonstratethat de-escalation goes beyond a natural personality trait and is a measurable, teachable skill that reduces force and keeps communities safer.
After recognizing that agencies across the country heavily document uses of force but overlook successful de-escalation, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil launched the study. He wanted a reliable way to measure peaceful resolutions in the fie...