PPCT
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Original post by peacekpr
I spent several years in the US Army and then got hired as a Sheriff's Deputy following my return home from Desert Storm. I went through the academy and began my probation with the Department. While in the academy we were taught about edged weapon survival and the usual distance between badguy and LEO's was 21 feet. Since the early years in my LE Career I was hurt while chasing a suspect and have sense left as a sworn LEO and now over the past few years I have been persuing asset protection and the private security sector, where we do not get the proper and adequate training needed to keep our skills current. So here is my question: When dealing with a subject with an edged weapon or even leading LEO's that he or she has an edged weapon what is the norm on adequate distance between bad guy and LEO's? Lately I have heard about 40 feet +/- a few. Would someone please shed some light on this and if possible let me know what to find the new updated material. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Try getting all your officers PPCT trained. In this training they recommend that officers keep a minimum distance of 6 feet between the officer and the suspect for advancing or keeping positions either at the 2 or 2 1/2 position for possible take down. It is considered an interview position so that if the situation takes an unexpected turn, the officer has half a chance to defend themselves.
You'll need to find some one who is certified to teach PPCT, but at least this training is better than nothing when it comes to defensive tactics (without a weapon) for private security officers. If some one has a knife, this will be a close combat situation. Even if the officer does not know if the person is armed, a distance of at least six feet will give the officer an advantage to defend themselves with a take down, side swipe, or even a fast jab at a pressure point to stun the attacker, and then knock the weapon to the side. The officer (depending on their confidence) can either run away or pin the suspect down calling for help.
The only problem with this is that security officers have to be physically able to take down (or to be taken down) in this class. This will pose some problems for those officers who are older or have medical issues. This is where having standards for private security guards needs to be updated.
Private security may want to consider offering the class at a very minimum cost, or free if they can pull it off. Then, those security officers wanting to take it to better their professional abilities have the option to take the class. I would strongly recommend requiring it. It does not hurt anyone to learn how to break free from a person wanting to hurt or kill them. Remember, they also wear a badge and are a target.
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