Requiring Continued Defensive Tactics Training in Law Enforcement

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dc.contributorLEMIT
dc.contributor.authorCardona, Gabriel
dc.coverage.spatialTexas (United States, North and Central America : state)
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-25T18:29:19Z
dc.date.available2017-10-25T18:29:19Z
dc.date.created2017-02-01
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLaw enforcement officers are routinely put into situations that require them to make decisions, some of which could be life altering, and they often have only a fraction of a second to determine the best course of action to take. Of all the decisions a law enforcement officer is tasked with making, perhaps none is more scrutinized than when that law enforcement officer has to resort to using force to subdue a person in order to effectively gain control and take custody of that person. Without sufficient and continued training, poor decisions can be made, which can forever change a person’s life. Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark once said, “To be truly professional, police must have high standards of education and personal competence in a wide range of subjects with continuous development and training” (Munro, 1974, p. 151). Greater emphasis should be placed on defensive tactics training as a lack of training often leads to misapplication of proper techniques. Therefore, continued training in defensive tactics should be required of all law enforcement officers.
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dc.identifier.other1699
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2250
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLaw Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT)
dc.rightsProduced under the auspices of LEMIT. Quotations from this paper must be cited.
dc.subjectPolice Training
dc.subjectSelf Defense for police
dc.titleRequiring Continued Defensive Tactics Training in Law Enforcement
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