Video games suggested for new police training
NYPD to swap nightsticks for joysticks?
By Mike Smith
http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/video-games-suggested-for-new-police-training/1223108
New York City police officers could be employing techniques from video games to improve their firearms training, Newsday suggested this week.
The recommendation stems from a report produced by the Rand Corporation, which was hired by the NYPD in the wake of the Sean Bell shooting to investigate the way the department trains its officers.
Cops aren't going to be playing Halo 3 on duty, even if NYPD commissioner Raymond W. Kelly opts to implement the report's recommendations. They'll more likely be participating in simulations where potential criminals are depicted using technology familiar from sports video games.
Hmm, I know some of those first person shooters are very realistic but umm... I don't know if it would really help in training? I don't know... what do the LEO's here think? What does everyone else here think?