CANCELLED: Use of Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies in the Psychological Preventive Management of Crisis Situations

Saturday, October 14, 2023

12:30 PM – 1:20 PM PST

Location: Room: 8

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Paolo Cestra

President of Honour
ROADPOL European Roads Policing Network
Rome, Lazio, Italy

Speaker(s)

Nicole Miriam Scala

Professor a c.
University of Rome La Sapienza
Roma, Lazio, Italy
Ileana Scala

Professor a c.
University of Rome La Sapienza
Rome, Lazio, Italy

An appropriate intervention in a crisis situation is a fundamental element for the police activity on the spot and for the related investigation. In this context, the psychological management of the crisis situation’s first intervention is particularly important, in the phases of preparation, execution, and immediate aftermath. Proper and specific psychological management can determine the effectiveness of all the activities and the possible success of subsequent investigations, also for judicial. Preparing police officers for possible crisis scenarios in an appropriate, preventive way and building awareness of the operational difficulties that could result from them is the first element of success with a view to the proper execution of the activities, in particularly complex scenarios and during crisis situations.