The Human Factors of Fratricide

By: Laura A. Rafferty, Neville A. Stanton

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Paperback | 31 March 2017

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Fratricide has been defined as firing on your own forces, when mistaking them for enemy forces, which results in injury or death. Rates of fratricide incidence have been steadily increasing and the complexity of the contemporary operating environment may lead to a continuation of this trend. Although the majority of research into fratricide has focused on the development of technological decision aids, recent explorations highlight the need to emphasise the social aspects within a socio-technical framework. This book presents and validates, via the use of case studies, a model of teamwork and decision-making factors that are associated with incidents of fratricide. In summary, it offers a review and evaluation of contemporary theoretical perspectives on teamwork and fratricide, as well as a range of accident analysis approaches. A novel theory of fratricide is then presented followed by a new methodology for assessing fratricide. Naturalistic case studies of teams are undertaken in the military domain. These studies illustrate the approach and offer early validation evidence. In closing, the book presents a series of principles designed to reduce the likelihood of fratricide in the future.

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'Rafferty, Stanton and Walker have produced an ambitious account of a phenomenon that is both traumatic and fascinating. They review existing attempts to account for fratricide, and then describe the innovative systems based methods they used. The result is a sophisticated model blending decision making, distributed situation awareness and teamwork. They use this model to analyze instances of fratricide, and to generate recommendations for reducing the risks.' Gary Klein, MacroCognition LLC 'Fratricide, better known as "friendly fire" is a distressing and puzzling aspect of warfare. Rafferty, Stanton and Walker's The Human Factors of Fratricide provides not only an excellent introduction to the subject, illustrated with dramatic examples, but it also presents a novel method to examine the human factors components of their causality. Their systematic analysis of three case studies reveals surprising insights into failures in team processes that can produce terrible consequences.' Rhona Flin, University of Aberdeen, UK 'Fratricide must be avoided at all cost-the world demands it. Clearly, the science of human factors must step-up to help. And, indeed, it has. Thanks to Laura, Neville and Guy we now have a one-of-a-kind source that lays the road to understanding the complex interactions involved in fratricide. This book is full of insights, approaches, theories and examples of how to ameliorate and understand fratricide. Those who study human error where the stakes are high - this is a must read!' Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida, USA '...there is enough here to support practitioners in their efforts to prevent fratricide and equip us with the knowledge required to prevent it.' Journal of Battlefield Technology, Vol 16, No 2, July 2013

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