Slips and capture
Slips and capture is an alleged type of error that occurs in high stress situations, in which a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.[1][2] Slips and capture has been referenced by law enforcement in two prominent fatal shooting cases where a suspect was shot by a police officer while allegedly intending to use a Taser.[3][4][5] A criminal justice expert interviewed by CNN stated that there were no scientific basis for the theory of "slip and capture," and that most courts would reject the argument as inadmissible.[6] However, the ideas and terminology of slips and capture exist in the study of the psychology of human error,[7] which was extensively defined by James Reason in 1990.[8]
"Slips and Capture" is a phrase made notable by police use-of-force consultant Bill Lewinski in 2009 as part of the defense of an officer charged with the accidental shooting of a suspect in an Oakland, California train station,[9] but has also been used in the business[10] and medical sectors.[11] Both terms occur in error terminology,[12] where slips are defined as "errors in the performance of skill-based behaviors, typically when our attention is diverted",[7] and capture refers to "a type of slip where a more frequent and more practiced behavior takes place when a similar, but less familiar, action was intended."[13]
Lewinski has a doctorate in psychology from Union Institute & University, an online college.[14] His company, "Force Science Institute," specializes in damage control for police departments, advertising “We save lives and reputations” on their website.[15] Lewinski published a newsletter article on the "Slips and Capture" theory in "Force Science News #154" after he began work on the Fruitvale (BART station) shooting defense.[16]
Shooting of Oscar Grant
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On New Year's Day of 2009, Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle after subduing the suspect following a fight.[17] Mehserle indicated that he intended to use his Taser, but inadvertently grabbed his pistol, a SIG Sauer P226, instead.[18][19]
Shooting of Eric Courtney Harris
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44-year-old Eric Courtney Harris was shot to death April 2, 2015 during an undercover sting in Tulsa, Oklahoma as Harris ran from authorities. As Harris was being subdued, Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Charles “Bob” Bates, 73, confused his Smith & Wesson revolver for a Taser and fatally shot Harris in the back, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. Bates is using slips and capture in his defense.[20][21]
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