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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDefensive TacticsALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 1 Sept. 2025 COURSE GOAL: The course will provide the trainee with the minimum topics of Arrest and Control required in the POST Perishable Skills Training Program (PSP). The trainee will develop the necessary tactical knowledge and skills to safely and effectively arrest and control a suspect. The course consists of hands-on/practical skills as well as policies and legal issues on the topic of arrest and control training for in-service officers. The training may be presented in a 4, 6, or 8-hour format allowing for flexibility based upon specific agency or trainee group needs, and as long as the minimum topics are contained within each format independently. ARREST AND CONTROL Minimum Topics/Exercises: a. Policies, legal standards, and report writing b. Use of Force considerations c. Safety orientation and warm-up(s) d. De-escalation/Verbal commands– in exercise(s) e. Body balance/stance/movement patterns – in exercise(s) f. Search – in exercise(s) g. Equipment/Restraint device(s) use – in exercise(s) h. Subject’s Actions and Officer’s response to force i. Control/Takedown - in exercise(s) Verbal command j. Class exercises/Student Evaluation/Testing k. Recovery/First Aid (as applicable) COURSE OBJECTIVES The trainee will: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of their individual Department Arrest and Control Policy and current case law. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of mental and physical conditioning as it relates to effective arrest and control techniques. 3. Demonstrate a minimum standard of arrest and control skills with every technique and exercise, to include: a. Judgment and Decision Making b. Officer Safety c. Body Balance, Stance, and Movement d. Searching/Handcuffing Techniques ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 2 Sept. 2025 e. Control Holds/Takedowns f. De-escalation/Verbal Commands g. Effectiveness Under Stress Conditions Minimum standards of performance shall be tested by an instructor observing the trainee during their performance of each technique and exercise. If the trainee does not meet minimum standards, as established by the presenter, remediation will be provided until the standard is met. EXPANDED COURSE OUTLINE I. REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION A. Introduction, Registration and Orientation 1. Instructor and Student Introductions 2. Course Roster B. Course Objectives/Overview, Exercises, Evaluation/Testing 1. Course Objectives a. Judgment and Decision Making b. Officer Safety c. Body Balance, Stance, and Movement d. Searching/Handcuffing Techniques e. Control Holds/Takedowns f. De-escalation/Verbal Commands g. Effectiveness Under Stress Conditions 2. Safety Policy/Orientation II. USE OF FORCE POLICIES AND LEGAL ISSUES (III (a, b) A. Case Law Update, report documentation and policy 1. Tennessee v Garner 2. Graham v Connor 3. Forrester v San Diego 4. Griffith v Coburn 5. Acosta v Hill B. Overview of Penal Code Updates 1. AB 392 2. PC 835a 3. PC 196 C. Local Policies 1. SB 230 guidelines 2. Use of Force policy updates 3. Albany PD use of force and leg restraint device policies ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 3 Sept. 2025 D. Report Writing 1. Proper documentation of use of force incidents 2. Articulation of events 3. Documentation of injuries/aid rendered to subjects, officers, bystanders III. SAFETY ORIENTATION AND WARM-UP III (c) A. Review of Safety Policies and Injury Precautions 1. Review safety policy 2. Emergency exits 3. AED 4. Avoiding injury B. Warm-up 1. Stretching exercises 2. Mental preparation C. Physical conditioning 1. Three Biggest Disablers a. Heart Attacks b. Lower Back and Knee Injuries c. Peptic Ulcers 2. How to Reduce Individual Risk to Above Disablers a. Nutrition b. Lifetime Fitness IV. SUBJECT’S ACTIONS AND OFFICER’S RESPONSE III (h, j) A. Subject’s actions 1. Compliant 2. Passive non-compliant 3. Actively Resistant 4. Assaultive 5. Life Threatening B. Officer’s Response to Resistance 1. Non deadly 2. Intermediate force 3. Deadly force C. Students will participate in a scenario-based exercise to demonstrate 1. Safety 2. Awareness 3. Balance 4. Control 5. Controlling Force 6. Proper Techniques 7. Verbal Commands/Instructions ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 4 Sept. 2025 V. OFFICER AWARENESS/TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS III (e) A. Initial Approach with Subject 1. Hands 2. Cover 3. Weapons/bulges 4. Footing/balance, officer’s ability to stay on his/her feet B. Tactical Considerations 1. Associates, subjects, and officers (resources available) 2. Escape routes, subjects – tactical retreat, officers VI. BODY BALANCE/STANCE AND MOVEMENT FROM POSITION OF IIIIIIIINTERVIEW AND POSITION OF ADVANTAGE III (e) A. Footwork Review 1. Forward shuffle 2. Rear shuffle 3. Normal pivot 4. Shuffle right and left 5. Pivot right and left 6. Progressive pivot 7. Shuffle pivot B. Body Balance and Movement 1. How to fall to the ground safely and assume a position of advantage 2. Access to equipment on duty belt while in a position of advantage and on the ground VII. SEARCH/HANDCUFFING III (f,g,k) A. Search 1. Visual Search (plain view) 2. Pat Down 3. Incident to Arrest/complete search B. Handcuffing Techniques 1. Quick cuffing 2. Rear Wrist Lock Cuffing 3. Interlocked Fingers 4. Standing 5. Kneeling 6. Prone C. Assess for Officer and Suspect Injuries 1. Render First Aid or request additional medical as needed 2. Document ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 5 Sept. 2025 VIII. CONTROL HOLD/ TAKE DOWNS III (I, k) A. Control Hold 1. Joint Manipulation 2. Pain Compliance B. Take Downs 1. Various Positions a. Handcuffed b. Non-cuffed 2. Single Officer- Bar arm takedown, Twist lock takedown 3. Multiple Officer C. Ground Control Techniques 1. Sprawl (Hip Press) 2. Hip Switch 3. 360 Switch 4. 2 on 1 Rock out 5. Full mount (escape) 6. Cross boy (side mount escape) 7. Closed guard 8. Technical stand up 9. Prone suspect control 10. Supine suspect control D. Gun Retention Techniques 1. Grasp from rear with right hand 2. Grasp from rear with left hand 3. Grasp from front with right hand 4. Grasp from the front with left hand E. Leg Restraint Device (The “Safe Wrap”) 1. Policy review sections 302.1 through 302.8 F. Assess for Officer and Suspect Injuries 1. Render First Aid or request additional medical as needed 2. Document IX. DE-ESCALATION OF FORCE III(d) A. Verbal Commands 1. Tone of voice 2. Gain voluntary compliance 3. Single communicator B. Assessment 1. Ability 2. Opportunity 3. Intent ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT POST PERISHABLE SKILLS PROGRAM (PSP) WEAPONLESS DEFENSE COURSE OUTLINE CCN: 29503 | POST Certification II | 6 hours 6 Sept. 2025 4. Recognize when to escalate vs. de-escalate a. When verbal commands fail – time to take action b. Use of force warning when feasible C. Tactics 1. Distance plus cover equals time 2. Resources 3. Contiguously Plan X. STUDENT RECOVERY III(k) A. Cool Down 1. Stretching 2. Hydration B. Injuries 1. Treat 2. Document XI. TESTING/REMEDIATION III(j) Testing: Any student scoring below standard on any exercise, as established by the presenter, will be remediated, and tested until competency is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the presenter.