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Dissertation
Law Enforcement And Jiujitsu Training: Examining Confidence, Stress Management, And Skill Proficiency
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2024
Abstract
Law enforcement officers often use force to defend themselves and others and to affect arrests. This physical skill is chronically undertrained despite the complexity and aggression needed while using force. This dissertation-in-practice action research study examined the extent to which completing a 5-day action-oriented, adult-learner training course affected law enforcement officers’ self-efficacy, confidence, and stress management when using force during interactions with resisting or even violent subjects. Participants included 136 law enforcement officers who attended a Gracie Survival Tactics course during 2023 or 2024. I used a quasi-experimental design to determine the effectiveness of the Gracie Survival Tactics course on officer self-efficacy, confidence, and stress management. I used a novel survey tool to measure the change in self-efficacy, confidence, and stress management before and after the intervention. Results showed that the hands-on, 5-day intervention was effective in increasing officer self-efficacy, confidence, and stress management. Future research could include replication of the study with a larger sample size and differential grouping of participants. Future research could also examine multiple trainings and how often this type of training needs to be repeated to sustain observed improvements. Finally, future research could examine officers who completed this study in the field to view how the training carries over to real-world scenarios.
Details
- Title
- Law Enforcement And Jiujitsu Training
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- William R Crawley (Committee Chair)Nicholas H Buker (Committee Member)Amy A Crawley (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 178
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Fraser, Michael C
- Identifiers
- 99380599142306600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida