The Use of Force in Criminal Justice by Richard M. Hough

Author:Richard M. Hough [Hough, Richard M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Criminology
ISBN: 9781315410395
Google: XR9WDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-04-17T04:43:13+00:00

Florida Study

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) oversees the basic recruit academy curriculum for law enforcement and corrections through the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC). FDLE surveyed a sample of law enforcement and correctional officers, as well as probation officers and defensive tactics instructors, in December 2016, seeking information about which defensive tactics (DT) techniques law enforcement, corrections, and correctional probation officers currently use and find effective. The survey sought officer and trainer views about whether the number of techniques taught in the recruit academy was sufficient or excessive, and how often officers continued defensive tactics training once they had graduated.

About 50 percent of some 2,200 responses indicated that the academy training was adequate. The general response also indicated that respondents felt confident in using the techniques. On other curriculum-related issues, 43 percent of instructors said there were situations when they wished they had better DT skills. Instructors of defensive tactics should be expected to have relevant insight about the training. Officers may also believe that certain tactics were effective, even if they were not performing them exactly the way they were taught.

Some of the other results of the survey included:

Ground fighting: Asked which type of tactic would have been most helpful, the greatest number of responses was in the category of ground fighting and grappling.

More realism: Significant numbers of all respondents noted that real-life simulation training could be improved. It’s important to emphasize that this is a recurring theme within the training community as well as among those being trained.

What works: All four groups surveyed agreed in various percentages that the top five tactics taught in basic were takedowns, ground fighting/grappling, strike/blocks, restraint devices, and weapon defense/retention/disarming. Escorts and transporters, pain compliance, including pressure points in joint manipulation, stance/movement, and verbal communication rounded out the rest of the list.

Too little training: The largest percentage of responses indicated that agency in-service training occurred on an annual basis, but the vast majority of respondents agreed that it was too little. Calibre Press (2016), a well-known police training entity, conducted a sample survey and received responses that seem to support the Florida study.

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