Overview
- Saxony-Anhalt unveiled a virtual-reality training site at the Police University in Aschersleben to prepare patrol officers for life-threatening callouts.
- The system offers 35 configurable scenarios, and an operator can flip a suspect from compliant to attacking to test split-second judgment.
- Sessions are recorded to review tactics, spot unsecured areas, and check whether any firearm use met legal standards.
- Each run supports up to four participants with a trainer, and the center can cycle through up to 16 officers per day.
- The state invested €1.25 million from its coronavirus special fund, and Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang presented the project as part of a trend already seen in Lower Saxony and Hesse.