ASCT has a reputation for research.
The organization leaders have been dedicated, obsessive at times, about gaining knowledge and development in the canine species
and law enforcement training arena. And the research has been conducted by many institutions, members,
and individual specialty groups: Cornell University, Purdue University, North Carolina State University, American Insurance
Institute, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Dr. Rafe Pandoff, Dr. Julie Packard, and more.
2009 has
been no different.
This year, ASCT has employed the services of two statisticians;
Dr. Mensha Evans and Dr. Robert Ewing to bring together the most accurate and informed statistics regarding all K9 related
deployment and issues of training. Statisticians have a great ability and knowledge to know where and how
to gain information that is typically unavailable to the general public. That’s the specialty.
Secondly, they have a keen ability of being capable of categorizing the information into numbers that are accurate
and readable / usable.
The statistical reports will be made available to the certification board in January 2010.
ASCT will begin the immediate implementation of the statistics into classes and manuals as soon as the reports are available.
Statistics will cover the gamut of K9 training, costs, usages, styles, successes, Etc.
The
American Society of Canine Trainers is also currently conducting research in two fields of study: narcotics and kinetic molecular
theory.
The narcotic research is specifically - narcotic masking sealant packages, synthetic narcotics,
and the usages of chemical components to absorb/cover the scent expression of narcotics. The research will
determine two factors: 1. If the techniques will inhibit the K9 scent ability and if so by what percentages. 2. If the handler
can manipulate the cause to better allow the K9 scent ability.
The KMT research is specifically –
to better clarify why narcotic and human scent gases do what they do. And how can handlers/trainers manipulate that behavior
to better serve the K9 scent ability.
In addition, ASCT has again gained the services of
the American Insurance Institute for the 6 year update on liability reduction and liability scales.
All of the research will be made available in the ASCT classes for 2010.
