EPISODE · Dec 20, 2024 · 33 MIN
The Problem with 'Complacency'
from New View Police Podcast · host Dr. Paul Taylor
Some Problems with 'Complacency':It is a surface level overgeneralization: If it explains everything then it really doesn't explain anything. It focuses on the individual and misses the systemic influences for bad outcomes. It frames undesirable outcomes as an individual moral choice. It discounts the role and vulnerabilities of expertise. It is a hindsight attribution. It biases investigations and provides a false stopping point. Supplemental Reading: Desmond, M. (2007). On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters. The University of Chicago Press. https://www.amazon.com/Fireline-Firefighters-Fieldwork-Encounters-Discoveries/dp/0226144097Moray, N., & Inagaki, T. (2000). Attention and complacency. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 1(4), 354-365.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14639220052399159Support the New View Police Podcast:The New View Police Podcast is only made possible by our sponsors and by listeners like you. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to support future content, please visit our sponsors and consider making a small donation using the link below. Thank you!Send us Fan MailSupport the showSponsors of this Episode:The Association of Force Investigatorshttps://www.forceinvestigators.com
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Some Problems with 'Complacency': It is a surface level overgeneralization: If it explains everything then it really doesn't explain anything. It focuses on the individual and misses the systemic influences for bad outcomes. It frames undesirable outcomes as an individual moral choice. It discounts the role and vulnerabilities of expertise. It is a hindsight attribution. It biases investigations and provides a false stopping point. Supplemental Reading: Desmon...
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