A few weeks ago we began what is called arrest control. It is defined as the degree of influence you have to exert over a subject to take him or her safely into custody. We have learned about the levels of control, which range from showing up to a situation to using lethal force if necessary. We have also learned about the different types of resistance exhibited by people we will come across. As law enforcement officers we can expect to quickly go from a professional stance to a combat stance in order to defend ourselves or take action. The best way to learn this is of course is to practice, which is exactly what we get to do.
We have learned different strikes, holds, and take-downs to use in order to gain control over suspects and we get to perform all of these on each other. Essentially we take turns being the good guys and bad guys. It is amazing how many new muscles are used and abused. I think we were all sore for a little while. We didn't have any arrest control classes last week and I think all of our muscles, arms, and legs are healed.....just in time to do it again this week. This is very physical training and contributes to the top-notch shape we need to obtain and maintain. This training is critical to our survival and is taken very seriously by all of the instructors and recruits.
We have learned different strikes, holds, and take-downs to use in order to gain control over suspects and we get to perform all of these on each other. Essentially we take turns being the good guys and bad guys. It is amazing how many new muscles are used and abused. I think we were all sore for a little while. We didn't have any arrest control classes last week and I think all of our muscles, arms, and legs are healed.....just in time to do it again this week. This is very physical training and contributes to the top-notch shape we need to obtain and maintain. This training is critical to our survival and is taken very seriously by all of the instructors and recruits.
