Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our
Nation's Law Enforcement Officers (2006)
A little FBI data we came across about the bad guys and their training. This study is old, but not outdated. The actual report (like everything our government does) is huge... feel free to read it if you have time.
Essentially, the study looks at the difference between officers and the criminals who assault them. Excerpt below:
"According to the study, 40% of the criminal attackers received formal firearms training, over 80% regularly practiced with firearms (averaging 23 practice sessions a year), more than 40% had at least one gunfight experience, and 25% had been involved in more than 5 gunfights.
If you're like most people, you operate under the popular assumption that bad guys don't have any firearms training and don't practice shooting. It's a comforting thought, because it suggests that as long as you're armed and have a little training, you stand a pretty good chance of surviving a violent attack.
However, the data in this report suggests that may not always be the case.
Here are some other facts presented in the study:
The offenders were exposed to more violence at an earlier age.
They are more willing and able to use force, including deadly force.
Most are younger and less educated, but obviously have street smarts from their experiences (especially what they learn in jail from other offenders).
Gang members in particular learn "violent values" at an early age and these values are regularly reinforced.
The goal for gang members is to achieve status and respect from their peers, which comes from creating fear through repeated acts of physical violence.
Their behavior is not constrained by social, legal, or ethical considerations."
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"It's a mistake to assume that bad guys are untrained. It's true that this study on violent attacks on law enforcement officers may not be representative of all violent offenders. However, it does show that some portion of the most violent people in our society take crime seriously."
A little FBI data we came across about the bad guys and their training. This study is old, but not outdated. The actual report (like everything our government does) is huge... feel free to read it if you have time.
Essentially, the study looks at the difference between officers and the criminals who assault them. Excerpt below:
"According to the study, 40% of the criminal attackers received formal firearms training, over 80% regularly practiced with firearms (averaging 23 practice sessions a year), more than 40% had at least one gunfight experience, and 25% had been involved in more than 5 gunfights.
If you're like most people, you operate under the popular assumption that bad guys don't have any firearms training and don't practice shooting. It's a comforting thought, because it suggests that as long as you're armed and have a little training, you stand a pretty good chance of surviving a violent attack.
However, the data in this report suggests that may not always be the case.
Here are some other facts presented in the study:
The offenders were exposed to more violence at an earlier age.
They are more willing and able to use force, including deadly force.
Most are younger and less educated, but obviously have street smarts from their experiences (especially what they learn in jail from other offenders).
Gang members in particular learn "violent values" at an early age and these values are regularly reinforced.
The goal for gang members is to achieve status and respect from their peers, which comes from creating fear through repeated acts of physical violence.
Their behavior is not constrained by social, legal, or ethical considerations."
****************
"It's a mistake to assume that bad guys are untrained. It's true that this study on violent attacks on law enforcement officers may not be representative of all violent offenders. However, it does show that some portion of the most violent people in our society take crime seriously."
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