ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to compare the basic firearms training delivered by the police (university) colleges in New Zealand and Norway, and how this training reflects experience from real-life armed confrontations. Data stem from document studies and participant observation on all basic firearms courses. Findings show similarities regarding the safety, firearms handling and marksman skills that recruits/students need to have to pass their qualification tests, and the absence of policies for basic firearms training. Distinct differences are the way instructors can access and make use of documented experiences of real-life firearms incidents, and the shooting targets used. For both countries, a key finding is that the firearms training context reflects, to a limited extent, performance environments of real-life armed confrontations. Thus, findings of this study indicate a need for the firearms training itself to be improved, or additional training added, to enhance safe and effective handling of real-life firearms confrontations.

摘要

本研究的目的是比较新西兰和挪威警察（大学）学院提供的基本枪支培训，以及这种培训如何反映现实生活中的武装对抗经验。数据来源于所有基本枪支课程的文件研究和参与者观察。调查结果显示，新兵/学生必须通过资格考试的安全、枪支操作和射手技能方面存在相似之处，而且缺乏基本的枪支培训政策。不同之处在于教官可以访问和利用真实枪支事件的记录经验以及所使用的射击目标的方式。对于这两个国家来说，一个重要的发现是，枪械训练环境在有限的程度上反映了现实生活中武装对抗的表现环境。因此，