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Last Updated: April 4, 2022 | Publication
Last Updated: March 10, 2022 | Site Page
SIMEX
Simulation Experiment (SIMEX) is an immersive virtual reality environment that allows real operators (e.g., police officers, mental health professionals, subjects, etc.) to interact within a representative environment to explore the interactions between people and technology.
Last Updated: March 10, 2022 | Publication
SIMEX Resources
In April 2021 HSSEDI conducted the Law Enforcement Use of Force SIMEX for the DHS Office for State and Local Law Enforcement to explore the factors and scenarios that contribute to escalating use of force.
Last Updated: September 29, 2021 | Press Releases
DHS Announces Continued Efforts, Outlines Steps Taken to Address Best Practices in Law Enforcement Efforts
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the formation of the Law Enforcement Coordination Council (LECC) – the Department’s first unified law enforcement coordination body – to comprehensively assess a broad range of law enforcement matters, including its law enforcement policies and training. The LECC, which will be chaired by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, will immediately begin comprehensive reviews that ensure more fair, equitable, and impartial policing, as well as officer and community safety. The LECC builds on several steps undertaken by DHS during the Biden-Harris Administration to promote best practices in its law enforcement activities.
Last Updated: April 22, 2021 | Press Releases
DHS Conducts Simulation Experiment to Study Law Enforcement Use of Force, Inform Best Practices for 21st Century Policing
The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with support from George Mason University and the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI), recently concluded a two-week Use of Force Simulation Experiment (SIMEX) to examine law enforcement use of force and inform best practices for 21st century policing.
Last Updated: March 10, 2020 | Press Releases
Snapshot: S&T Assesses the New FLETC Law Enforcement Operations Driving Skills Course
In an effort to reduce law enforcement officer related crashes, DHS S&T’s NUSTL recently supported the FLETC Training Innovation Division’s (TID) efforts to validate a new Law Enforcement Operations Driving Skills (LEODS) training course in Glynco, Georgia.
Last Updated: February 25, 2020 | Press Releases
Snapshot: CBP Officers Leverage S&T-Developed Imposter Detection Training Tech
CBP’s OFO Academy at DHS S&T and FLETC Training Innovations Division (TID) developed a new technology that uses eye tracking feedback to maximize officer performance in impostor identification and ID validation training.
Last Updated: November 19, 2019 | Press Releases
News Release: Active Shooter Exercise at George Mason University
DHS S&T evaluated a suite of in-building sensors developed through the Smart City Internet of Things Innovation Labs effort.
Last Updated: October 24, 2019 | Press Releases
Snapshot S&T Puts Next Generation Tech in Birmingham First Responders Hands
The DHS S&T recently partnered with public safety agencies from the City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama, for the NGFR – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation.
Last Updated: April 26, 2018 | Testimony
Written testimony of DHS Secretary Nielsen for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Strengthening the Safety and Security of Our Nation: The President’s FY2019 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen addresses DHS’ crucial missions and presents the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget request for the Department.