Police Oral Board: How To Handle An Unexpected Question (Real Life Example)

I received a question about what to do when you are surprised by a question. I will start out by sharing what you should do if that happens to you. I will also share the actual question that the applicant received during an oral board interview, which was about defining police aggression. I will provide a detailed description about the context of that question and how I would answer it. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Lessons From Testifying In Court 02:30 Focus On A Specific Point Of The Question 03:40 What Is The Goal Of The Question 04:30 Answering The Question - Talk About De-Escalation 05:35 Safety Priorities (Key Tactical Policing Principle) 07:18 Dichotomy Of Police Aggression 08:30 Lethal Force Psychology For Cops 09:30 Cops Don't Want To Shoot People 10:10 Referencing Helpful Books - Verbal Judo Book Summary 11:30 On Killing - Book Summary 12:15 On Combat - Book Summary 13:23 Shots Fired - Book Summary 15:00 Suicide By Cop Experiences 15:45 Setting My Sights On Stigma - Book Summary 17:07 The Militarization Of The Police As A Concept You can read a chapter from my book online and download it for free at my website here: https://markbouchard.ca/stigma/ You can buy a paperback copy on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Setting-My-Sig...