Thinking in Circles: Using OODA to Sharpen Legal Analysis

Abstract

who provided helpful feedback on an initial draft of this Article. Ruth Anne Robbins and Melissa Weresh also provided valuable insight into early drafts. Finally, many thanks to Todd Jagger of Wolf-PAC for showing me the power of OODA as an analytical tool.

Situational factors and police use of force across micro‐time intervals: A video systematic social observation and panel regression analysis

“…For example, a driver quickly reaching for their glove box during a traffic stop forces an officer to speed up their decision making to quickly ascertain whether such behavior constitutes a significant threat worthy of force (Stoughton et al., 2020). The OODA loop can also be strategically applied in a manner that influences the decision making of other involved parties (Chestek, 2020). Officers can slow down the OODA loop by “creating time” in a manner that affords them the ability to consider a larger range of information before making a final decision (Garrett & Stoughton, 2017) or by informing civilians of BWC presence to potentially generate a civilizing effect (Patterson & White, 2021).…”

“…Individuals then determine how they will react to these conclusions (decide) before putting their decisions into motion (act). The OODA framework has been incorporated by researchers to analyze various aspects of legal analysis (Chestek, 2020), inclusive of police tactics during use-of-force events (Garrett & Stoughton, 2017).…”

“…involved parties (Chestek, 2020). Officers can slow down the OODA loop by "creating time" in a manner that affords them the ability to consider a larger range of information before making a final decision (Garrett & Stoughton, 2017) or by informing civilians of BWC presence to potentially generate a civilizing effect (Patterson & White, 2021).…”

Situational factors and police use of force across micro-time intervals: A video systematic social observation and panel regression analysis

“…Individuals then determine how they will react to these conclusions (decide) before putting their decisions into motion (act). The OODA framework has been incorporated by researchers to analyze various aspects of legal analysis (Chestek, 2020), inclusive of police tactics during use of force events (Garrett and Stoughton, 2017).…”

“…For example, a driver quickly reaching for their glove box during a traffic stop forces an officer to speed up their decision making to quickly ascertain whether such behavior constitutes a significant threat worthy of force (Stoughton et al, 2020). The OODA loop can also be strategically applied in a manner that influences the decision making of other involved parties (Chestek, 2020). Officers can slow down the OODA loop by "creating time" in a manner that affords them the ability to consider a larger range of information before making a final decision (Garrett and Stoughton, 2017) or by informing civilians of BWC presence to potentially generate a civilizing effect (Patterson and White, 2021).…”