This article provides an overview of research conducted between May and July 1996. The research was designed to determine how fast an officer can react with an accurate shot after a visual cue. This was contrasted with the speed of typical movements by suspects that would trigger a response with a firearm by a police officer. The results of the research provide empirical evidence to support justified shootings by the police as well as more closely defining when a suspect becomes a deadly force threat.
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