Changing Police Personal Safety Training Using Scenario-Based-Training: A Critical Analysis of the ‘Dilemmas of Practice’ Impacting Change

This paper outlines an analysis of using Scenario-Based-Training (SBT) to change officer Personal Safety Training (PST) based on existing research evidence and reflections from supporting a National Police Agency attempting PST practice. SBT is interrogated in light its underlying assumptions situated within the ambiguities, tensions compromises inherent police training cultures. Using Windschitl’s framework conceptual, pedagogical, cultural, political dilemmas this analyses forces impacting PST. An alternative agenda for presented develop skilled officers trainers equipped with innovative pedagogies ‘re-culture’