Scenario-Based Training

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the law enforcement community has begun implementing scenario-based strategic planning and tactical training and explains that it has undoubtedly improved the safety of officers, subjects, and victims at crime scenes by conditioning officers to respond reflexively. The paper also discusses the potential shortcomings that must be considered in tactical training situations. The paper concludes that ultimately, scenario-based training in critical incident planning is a valuable tool, but it must complement rather than replace direct administrative control and oversight by experienced emergency management tacticians.

Outline:
Introduction
The Role of Scenario-Based Planning in Critical Incident Management
Benefits and Potential Difficulties

From the Paper:

"The attacks of September 11th 2001 highlighted the need for critical incident management very dramatically even before emergency services reviews officially disclosed that basic communications breakdowns, specifically, were responsible for most of the 343 uniformed firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. In its immediate aftermath, conflicts between the NYPD and the NYFD over authority and direction over recovery efforts at Ground Zero illustrated that strategic management and joint agency administrative planning and preparation are equally important to operational and tactical elements of critical incident management. Four years later, Hurricane Katrina illustrated that critical incident management is also critical for responses to natural disasters at the federal level, particularly since homeland security is considered the primary threat to the United States."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carlson, Joel, A. Demands on Police Services in a WMD Incident; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77 No. 3, (Mar/08), pp. 1-6.
• Lynch, Michael, D. Developing a Scenario-Based Training Programs: Giving Officers a Tactical Advantage; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 74 No. 10, (May/05), pp. 1-8.
• Koestner, Lesley, G. Law Enforcement Online: Facing the Challenges of Katrina; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 75 No. 2, (Feb/06), pp. 1-6.

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