Scenario training in police academies: Developing students' higher-level thinking skills

Police Practice and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-340

  Werth, Eric P ^a  

^a Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Police training; Problem based learning; Problem solving; Scenario

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052527823     PISSN: 15614263     EISSN: 1477271X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2011.563970     Document Type: Article

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