Stopping threats in virtual reality: New simulator gives deputies training for many situations

  • Courtney Corbin, who works with the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, trains with a virtual reality simulator, which the department received last month. The simulator helps deputies prepare for a variety of scenarios. (Submitted Photo/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Courtney Corbin, who works with the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, trains with a virtual reality simulator, which the department received last month. The simulator helps deputies prepare for a variety of scenarios. (Submitted Photo/The Oglethorpe Echo)

    The newest addition to the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office is a virtual reality simulator. One of its purposes is to train officers in de-escalation.

     

    Complete with a battery-operated backpack,…