Tunnel vision
What is tunnel vison
Tunnel vison is when a cognitive bias made where law enforcement are focused on a single suspect or theory.
What are a few ways we can educate officers of congintive bias
We can teach officers about this while they are in school, when they are training, and have more open discussions on the affects of tunnel vison.
Can certian training drills help officer get educated more on tunnel vison
Yes training drills can help reduce confirmation biases and raise awareness on how to stop bias from being made.
Why could Tunnel vison occur
There are many reasons on why tunnel vison could occur such as bias, maybe the officer or detective may have their notes wrong, evidence could point to a certain person even though that person is innocent
How can educating officer about devil's advocate help against cognitive bias
Devil's advocate can help officers when another officer plays devils advocate in order to challenge a theory to disprove it and can help disprove any other investigative thoughts certain officers may have
How does de escalation training help reduce bias
De escalation training helps reduce bias since during the training an officer is taught how to de escalate a situation. When everyone in overwhelmed and stressed bias can occur.
What could be one consequence of cognitive bias
One consequence could be wrongful imprisonment of a innocent person.
How can educating officers on critical thinking help with tunnel vison
Critical thinking can help officers better understand if they are thinking correctly and appropriately during an investigation. For example if something isn't adding up about their theory they can then try to come to the terms that maybe they missed something or they're theory is incorrect.
Why should officers be trained on fact finding
Fact finding can help officers with evidence that is correct and help them build an investigation. Fact finding can also help officers come up with actually suspects rather than just pointing fingers.
Ture or false can any one in law enforcement have cognitive bias
This is true
How can teaching educating officers on credibility help reduce tunnel vison
Credibility can help reduce tunnel vison since the officer would have to relay on credibility obtained evidence and credible notes rather then on evidence that might be there and they can make a theory based on a fact that is 100% credible
Why should officer be trained on tactics that cna help reduce stress
In certain cases stress can lead to biases since in stressful situation an officer may not be thinking clearly and they might not follow the facts of a case. Learning tactics that can help stress can help officers think more clearly and help build a case with evidence and notes to build a case.
True or false can a theory be based on cognitive bias
This is true
How educating officers on all types of biases in school helps reduce tunnel vison
There many different types of biases such as racial biases which can lead an officer off track during their investigation and be fixated on one suspect when there isn't any evidence against that person. Educating officers on this can help reduce bias and help make better police officers in the future.
The three ways an officer can be trained on confirmation basis is in school, during their on scene training, and having others such as professionals or other officers come in and talk about it.