Attorney General announces launch of VR training for Ohio law enforcement

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Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Wednesday the launch of a series of immersive virtual reality trainings for law enforcers.

Imagine a room full of Ohio law enforcement officers, each wearing the latest in virtual reality headgear, immersed in a training scenario that is indistinguishable from the real deal. at this new technology for training last November at the Ohio Police Officer's Training Academy in London. Now, we are looking at the plan to get the VR goggles to all of Ohio’s law enforcers.

160 headsets are available to Ohio's 900 law enforcement agencies through the partnership between Opata and six regional training providers located throughout their state. "The idea is to get the training closer to home for officers like CPD's Amber Rich," said Opata's Scott Spangler. I just kind of felt like... you feel like you’re the third officer," shared CPD officer Amber Rich. "They’re on scene, you're observing each officer, you're analyzing the scene -- each person, each subject in it. Thinking about it all, I really like that technique. I like how he uses those words, or worded things a certain way, and then you also sit there and think about what you would do differently.

 

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