New Simulation Tool Trains Kentucky Officers in Real-Life Scenarios

Aug. 26, 2021
The ViTra simulator allows Louisville Metro Police Department officers to choose the best way to de-escalate multiple high-pressure situations.

Officers at a Kentucky police department will be able to train for high-pressure incidents by using a new simulation tool.

The ViTra simulator, which is being used by the Louisville Metro Police Department, creates a 270-degree virtual enforcement that officers have to respond to, WHAS-TV reports. In the simulation, officers must choose the best way to deal and de-escalate multiple situations, anything from using pepper spray to drawing their Glock 19 service weapon.

“It gives us the opportunity to be highly critical. ‘Hey listen, I understand why you did the things,'" Sgt. Justin Witt told WHAS. "But then you are able to retrain them to what policy says and what best practices point us towards."

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