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Tag: Carotid Restraint
Procedures & Policies
MA Lawmakers Agree on Police Reform Bill That Creates POST, Bans Chokeholds
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are set to vote on a police reform bill that would make some of the biggest changes in years to law enforcement oversight and rules in the state.
December 1, 2020
Point of Law
California Bans Police Use of Carotid Restraint Techniques, Chokeholds
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a number of police reform bills that ban chokeholds and carotid restraint techniques and allow the state's Justice Department (DOJ) to probe police shootings.
October 1, 2020
Patrol
Miami-Dade Police Department Bans Chokeholds
“This decision was based on a multiple of factors to include officer and public safety, feedback from policing professionals, members of our community, local leaders and officials,” Ramirez said on Twitter. The director also said he chose to change the policy after speaking with members of the Police Executive Research Forum.
June 12, 2020
Patrol
Minneapolis Bans Chokeholds, Other Neck Restraints
The agreement also seeks to impose more accountability for the use of crowd-control weapons and increase transparency in police discipline cases.
June 5, 2020
Patrol
New Policy Restricts Las Vegas Officers’ Use of Neck Restraints
Las Vegas Metro Police announced today they are further limiting the use of a neck restraint that has proven deadly for it and other law enforcement agencies in the past.
September 22, 2017
Patrol
San Francisco Police Commission Votes to Prohibit Shooting at Moving Vehicles
The San Francisco Police Commission approved a use-of-force policy Wednesday that would prohibit the city's police officers from shooting at moving vehicles or using carotid restraints.
December 22, 2016
Patrol
New York City Releases 45-Page Report on Police Chokeholds
The 45-page report, released on Monday, follows the death in July of Eric Garner on Staten Island after an arresting officer placed him in a chokehold, a tactic that was banned by the Police Department two decades ago. The report looks at officers’ ongoing use of chokeholds and the department’s handling of such actions.
January 12, 2015
Patrol
Video: Asthmatic Man Dies After NYPD Officer Uses Chokehold on Him
“I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of a Tompkinsville beauty supply store when he balked at being handcuffed.
July 17, 2014
Patrol
Lessons Learned from the Rodney King Arrest
Former LAPD Capt. Greg Meyer writes about three factors, including the loss of the carotid control hold, overly aggressive baton training, and the ineffective 7-watt TASERs in use at the time.
March 3, 2011
Patrol
Tactical and Practical Handcuffing
Patrol handcuffing techniques vary by department policy and individual officer preference. The goal should always be simple and direct: Get the handcuffs on the suspect. However, being prepared with a handcuffing strategy and technique will improve your confidence on the streets.
July 31, 2006
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