EP 5 Dr Rob Gray on Meeting the Demands of Police Training with an Alternative Pedagogical Approach

In this interview,  human performance expert Dr Rob Gray from Arizona State University and author of ‘How We Learn to Move’ and ‘Learning to Optimize Movement’ discusses the important findings of the research paper ‘Police Training Revisited – Meeting the Demands of Conflict Training in Police with an Alternative Pedagogical Approach’ (Policing; December 2020). While operational police actions place high demands on police officers, and training should be providing the skills necessary to meet those demands, the research shows there is a significant problem. The problem is evidenced by a large gap between the current training methodology and the lack of retention and transfer of skills. A serious ‘call to action’ for the reimagination of police training is discussed along with the introduction of the ‘Constraints Led Approach’ to motor skills training which holds great promise for improving police training. Watch the video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FeIAmufO8k&t=1s