Today, Criminal Justice teacher, Jason Newport, instructed CTC Law Enforcement students on the art of criminal control tactics. Using mats and specific moves, Mr. Newport showed the students how to break out of holds, how to specifically grab criminals and how to bring closure to a situation.
Every police officer is more confident, more experienced, and better trained when using his or her preferred control tactics. It's good to have your "go to" moves. But it's even better to have two tactics that work well together and that you can easily apply to defeat the type of resistance the arrestee offers.
But if you don't have or can't use your favorite moves, or if your favorite moves are not applicable to the situation you face, consider the tactics described and recommended here.
The straight arm takedown and the bent arm takedown work well together. Using these techniques, you can make a decision to take the arrestee down forward or backward based on his type of resistance.
This tactic begins with the officer grabbing the arrestee in a straight arm position. For example, if you want to grab the arrestee's right arm, grab his right wrist first. Always grab the wrist first, and then use the opposite arm to grab the arrestee's arm. This will offer you much more control of the arrestee. From this position, you can initiate either a straight arm takedown, if the arrestee's arm remains straight, or a bent arm takedown, if the arrestee pulls away, bending his or her arm.
By training these CTC students early in their careers, it will better our law enforcement as a whole. For more information on this pathway, please visit: Law Enforcement Pathway
