Institute, sheriff partner for firearms training 11/07/01

The Louisiana Community Policing Institute, part of the LSU in Shreveport system, has formed a partnership with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office to provide firearms training for law enforcement officers in the northern part of Louisiana.

This training will use the JSS3000 shooting simulator, a state-of-the-art computerized system that places officers in “shot-don’t shoot” situations. Through different scenarios, officers must make split-second decisions that may or may not involve the use of deadly force.

The various simulations place officers in real-time situations in which they have to react to a scene as it unfolds. This provides a much more realistic approach to firearms training than officers typically receive under static firing range conditions. The computer also keeps a log of the officers’ reactions, providing data for critiques.

The simulator is housed at the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Training Center at 15639 Hwy. 1 in the southeastern corner of the parish. The agency’s director of training will schedule law officers’ use of the equipment.

For more information about the simulator, contact the Louisiana Community Policing Institute at 318-798-4177 or 1-888-283-0966. To schedule a session using the simulator, call the training center at 318-797-1935.