b'THERE ARE TIMES IT IS IMPORTANT TO BElaw enforcement, in which properly trained peers, super-GUIDED BY MORE EXPERIENCED OFFICERSvisors, or colleagues could have altered the outcome.At this point, class participants have completed the case AND SUPERVISORS; ABLE PROVIDES THEstudies and the experiments and are beginning to under-TOOLS WHEN THIS IS IN CONFLICT. stand the principles of intervention. Classes are inclusive and, despite being delivered online over Zoom due to the pandemic, incorporate participation. Students are encour-aged to volunteer early on in the training but will be called upon if they are reluctant to be included. The program is designed to ensure participants look internally and exter-case studies are the core of the program as they providenally and takes a professional approach to ensure everyone a reality-based scenario which officers can relate to. Theis included.case studies are factual and occurred within North America. These case studies allow officers to insert themselves andNotice, Decide, and Actlook internally as to how they may have been preventedIntervention is a difficult topic for participants to discuss as or what could have been done differently. All three caseit directly conflicts with our initial police training. Looking studies relate to the three pillars of reducing mistakes, pre- toourseniorofficerstoencourageanddirectus,never venting misconduct, and promoting health and wellness.doubting the command of our supervisors, and doing what Class participants will continually be drawn back to thewe are told can be barriers to intervention. The manner in case studies in all aspects of the days training. which we were taught 30 years ago is the catalyst for the ThetrainingalsoexploresothercareersinwhichaABLEprogram.Manywillrememberwhentheyleftthe hierarchical system is utilized and tools for interventionacademy and a senior officer told them, Forget everything have been developed. The airline industry was a leader inyou learned. We will show you what you need to know here this area, providing an intervention technique to preventon the street. There are times it is important to be guided air incidents/accidents. This training was introduced after aby more experienced officers and supervisors; ABLE provides number of incidents relating to the pilot/co-pilot relation- the tools when this is in conflict.ship. Pilots are now trained to intervene when it is requiredTheprogramstrategicallyprovidesinterventiontools to prevent an incident or accident. forparticipantsthroughoutthecourse.Theprincipleof ThehospitalsettingisalsoexploredafternumerousNotice, Decide, and Act is key: noticing when intervention errors had been made in operating rooms. Policing is nois required, deciding when to intervene and then acting in different; if mistakes are made, lives are at risk! The wheelorder to reduce mistakes and prevent misconduct. Is it a didnothavetoberecreatedforpolicingasitexistedsimple task of physically intervening, or does it require a elsewhere.However,ABLEputsitintocontextforthetough conversation with a colleague later? Participants will policing environment. have the tools to assist them in dealing with either situation. It should be noted that ABLE is not established for internal Insupportofthecasestudies,theABLEprogramaffairs or discipline. It is designed to protect people who explores four experiments that were conducted in order tohave been trained to intervene.assist researchers in answering questions such as: The program also takes participants through an exam-Does group size have an impact on intervention? ination of the emotional brain. This portion expands on ourWill people follow authority even if it involves previous training relating to auditory exclusion, breathing techniques, and includes the amygdala hijack (flight, fight, inflicting harm? or freeze). It is important that participants have an under- Does being in a hurry reduce the ability to intervene? standing of this process, as it often explains a persons failure Instructors will take a deeper dive into the experimentsto act. Equally important, police officers must understand and dissect the behaviours observed and details of thewhen they are falling into the amygdala hijack and how results achieved. The experiments are specific to interven- they can overcome it. Understanding health and wellness is tion and the barriers to intervene. This provides insight foralso important for participants. The programs third pillar of participants to have an understanding of human behaviourpromoting health and wellness identifies when and how to and the tools to overcome the reluctance to intervene.have that difficult conversation with a colleague prior to an More importantly, the experiments are tied back to theissue arising. Early intervention at this stage may be key in case studies introduced earlier in the program and providepreventing a mistake or an act of misconduct.context as to why people may not intervene. It is importantIn order to be accepted into the ABLE program, organ-to note that the case studies all could have had very dif- izations are required to make an application. This process ferent outcomes if the intervention had occurred. The caseincludes obtaining letters from the municipality, the police studies are examples of scenarios frequently observed inservices board, and organizations within the community, 14 H.Q. Summer 2021'