Volume 11, Number 2April-June 2011
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ILEETA Journal Digital Archive
2011
The ILEETA Use of Force Journal
The supplied archive preserves two 2011 issues: Volume 11, Number 2 (April-June) and Volume 11, Number 3 (July-September). The latter identifies itself as the final issue of The ILEETA Use of Force Journal and announces its combination with other ILEETA publications in a broader ILEETA Journal. No claim is made that the supplied ZIP is a complete annual run.
Historical-use notice: These journals are period documents. Their terminology, legal analysis, technology, products, medical assumptions, and training recommendations may not reflect current evidence, law, policy, or ILEETA positions. The abstracts below are modern editorial summaries, not quotations.
Volume 11, Number 2April-June 2011
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Volume 11, Number 3July-September 2011
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Volume 11, Number 2
April-June 2011
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John Bostain is listed as editor, Steve Ashley as managing editor, and Harvey Hedden as executive director. The issue connects the Below 100 initiative, low-cost training innovation, force law, peer support, field training, and officer survival.
Featured articles
Justifying Firepower
Historical abstract: Ayoob addresses how agencies and instructors explain weapon and ammunition capability to decision-makers and the public. Through historical incidents involving rifles, service pistols, and limited ammunition capacity, he argues that equipment decisions should be tied to foreseeable operational needs rather than appearances alone. The article’s central concern is institutional justification: trainers must be able to articulate why a particular capability may be necessary before a crisis exposes a deficiency. It records a period debate about firepower, political resistance, officer safety, and the relationship between rare events and preparedness.
Topics: Firearms policy; equipment justification; officer safety; risk assessment
APA-style citation: Massad Ayoob. (2011). Justifying Firepower. The ILEETA Use of Force Journal, 11(2), 4-5.
The Value of Peer Support
Historical abstract: Elias argues that emotional-survival hazards can be as consequential as physical dangers in law enforcement. He describes peer support as a core element of critical-incident stress management and emphasizes stigma reduction, early recognition, confidentiality, empathy, and referral to qualified help. The article places wellness within organizational readiness rather than treating it solely as an individual matter. Its historical importance lies in documenting ILEETA’s widening conception of officer safety: preparation for force encounters included not only tactics and reporting but also the accumulated effects of trauma on officers, families, and agencies.
Topics: Peer support; critical-incident stress; officer wellness; organizational culture
APA-style citation: Rich Elias. (2011). The Value of Peer Support. The ILEETA Use of Force Journal, 11(2), 22-23.
Volume 11, Number 3
July-September 2011
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The same leadership team appears. Editor John Bostain states that this would be the last Use of Force Journal and that its columns would continue within a more comprehensive ILEETA Journal focused on law-enforcement training as a whole.
Featured articles
Police Use of Force in the Time of YouTube
Historical abstract: Ayoob examines how rapidly uploaded video can shape public interpretation of police force before an agency responds. Using two incidents involving citizen recordings, he argues that titles, selective framing, and institutional silence may create durable impressions of misconduct. The article urges agencies to understand the communications environment surrounding force events and to answer misleading narratives with verifiable context when policy permits. As a 2011 source, it captures law enforcement’s early adjustment to ubiquitous camera phones and video platforms, years before livestreaming and body-worn camera programs became routine.
Topics: Video evidence; YouTube; public communication; use-of-force perception
APA-style citation: Massad Ayoob. (2011). Police Use of Force in the Time of YouTube. The ILEETA Use of Force Journal, 11(3), 4-5.
Training for the Aftermath of an Officer-Involved Shooting
Historical abstract: Wilson and Geiselman argue that preparation for an officer-involved shooting must extend beyond firearms and tactics to the investigation and reporting that follow. They emphasize collecting the totality of circumstances, helping officers retrieve relevant memories, and using interviewing methods designed to obtain fuller, more accurate accounts. Agencies, they contend, should establish protocols and educate personnel before an incident rather than improvise afterward. The article links cognitive interviewing, litigation preparedness, report quality, and procedural fairness, preserving an important example of the journal’s effort to integrate behavioral research with operational and legal training.
Topics: Officer-involved shootings; cognitive interviewing; investigations; litigation preparation
APA-style citation: James F. Wilson and R. Edward Geiselman. (2011). Training for the Aftermath of an Officer-Involved Shooting. The ILEETA Use of Force Journal, 11(3), 24-28.
Ensuring “Reasonableness” in Our Courses of Fire
Historical abstract: Fletcher challenges firearms programs built mainly around static qualification, predictable targets, or unrealistic shoot-house patterns. He argues that courses should reflect skills officers may reasonably need: movement, low-light work, threat assessment, discretionary shooting, malfunctions, reloads, communication, and appropriate post-engagement behavior. The essay distinguishes qualification from preparation and asks instructors to evaluate whether drills create useful judgment or harmful training scars. Its historical value is the explicit attempt to connect firearms curriculum design with constitutional reasonableness, adult learning, and the practical demands of violent encounters.
Topics: Firearms instruction; course design; reasonableness; decision-making
APA-style citation: Todd Fletcher. (2011). Ensuring “Reasonableness” in Our Courses of Fire. The ILEETA Use of Force Journal, 11(3), 28-32.