Taming the serpent: book list, research studies & case law

Taming the Serpent: How Neuroscience Can Revolutionize Modern Law Enforcement Training by Michael G Malpass

Book List & Research Studies:

Bailey, Regina. “Anatomy of the Brain: Structures and Their Function.” www.ThoughtCo.com. Updated March 08, 2017, https://www.thoughtco.com/anatomy-of-the-brain-373479

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.

Diamond, D.M. Campbell, A.M., Park, C.R., Halonen, J. and Zoladz, P.R. (2007) The temporal dynamics model of emotional memory processing: A synthesis on the neurobiological basis of stress-induced amnesia, flashbulb and traumatic memories, and the Yerkes-Dodson Law. Neural Plasticity, vol. 2007, Article ID 60803, doi:10.1155/2007/60803

Eagleman, David. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2012.

Gonzales, Lawrence. Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

Grossman, Lt. Col. Dave and Christensen, Loren W. On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace, 3rd Ed. United States of America: Warrior Science Publications, 2008.

Hall, Dr. Christine. “Excited Delirium: What It Is, What It Isn’t and How We Know.” Lecture at the Force Science Institute Certification Course: Principles of Force Science. Phoenix, AZ, September 2016.

Jeremiah, Dr. David. The Jeremiah Study Bible: New King James Version. Nashville, TN: Worthy Publishing, 2013.

Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking Fast and Slow. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Klein Gary. Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1999.

Kotler, Steven. The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2014.

Kotler, Steven and Wheal, Jamie. Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALS, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.

LeDoux, Joseph. Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety. New York, NY: Viking, 2015.

Lieberman, M. D., Eisenberger, N. I., Crockett, M. J., Tom, S., Pfeifer, J. H., Way, B. M. (2007). Putting feelings into words: “Affect labeling disrupts amygdala activity to affective stimuli.” Psychological Science, 18, 421-428.

Morin, Amy. “Why Successful People Don't Crumble Under Pressure.” www.Forbes.com. August 7, 2014. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2014/08/07/why-successful-people-dont-crumble-under-pressure/

Napoleon, Landon J. Burning Shield: The Jason Schechterle Story. New York, NY: 7110 True Crime Library, 2013.

Peter, Dr. Laurence J. Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time. New York, NY: Quill William Morrow, 1977.

Reynolds, Susan. Fire Up Your Writing Brain: How to Use Proven Neuroscience to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Writer. Blue Ash, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 2015.

Sajnog, Chris. Navy SEAL Shooting: Learn How to Shoot from Their Leading Instructor. San Diego, CA: Center Mass Group, 2015

Salomon, Dustin P. Building Shooters: Applying Neuroscience Research to Tactical Training System Design and Training Delivery. Silver Point, TN: Innovative Services and Solutions LLC, 2016.

Thompson, George J., Ph.D. and Jenkins, Jerry B. Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2013.

Van Horne, Patrick and Riley, Jason A., Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life. Black Irish Entertainment, 2014.

Vickers, Joan N., PhD. Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training: The Quiet Eye in Action. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2007.

Vickers, Joan N., PhD., Lewinski, William. “Performing Under Pressure: Gaze Control, Decision Making and Shooting Performance of Elite and Rookie Police Officers.” Human Movement Science, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2012, Pages 101-117. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21807433

Weisinger, Hendrie and Pawliw-Fry, J.P. Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group, 2015.

Steadman, Andrew, Major, US Army. “What Combat Leaders Need to Know about Neuroscience.” Military Review, Vol. 91, No. 3, May-June 2011

Johnson, Dr. Richard. “Examining the Prevalence of Deaths from Police Use of Force.“ www.ForceScience.org, 2015. https://www.forcescience.com/2015/10/new-study-reveals-facts-of-police-related-deaths-of-unarmed-subjects/

Fryer, Roland G, Jr. “An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force.” Journal of Political Economy. Forthcoming. 2016. https://scholar.harvard.edu/fryer/publications/empirical-analysis-racial-differences-police-use-force

Relevant Case Law for Law Enforcement:
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)                                                                       
Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (USSC) (1985)
Plakas v. Drinsk, 19 F .3D 1143 (7th Cir. 1994)
Russo v. City of Cincinnati, 953 F .2D 1036 (6th Cir. 1992)
Deorle v. Rutherford, No. 9917188ap (2001) (9th Cir.)
Isom v. Town of Warren Rhode Island, 360 F. 3d (1st Cir. 2004)
Scott v. Harris, US 05-1631 (2007)
Glenn v. Washington County, 661 F. 3d 460 (9th Cir. 2011)
Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335 (1921)
Byran v. McPherson, (9th Cir. 2009)
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
Zuchel v. City of Denver, 997 F. 2d 730 (10th Cir. 1993)