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Osaka Prefectural Police Riot Police Unit officers arresting a suspect during training. A police tactical unit (PTU) [a] is a specialized police unit trained and equipped to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved.
The training was originally slated to take place at the training division of the Worcester Police Department at 9-11 Lincoln Square, prior online postings show, but was recently moved.
PIT maneuver diagram (animated GIF image) California Highway Patrol cruisers using a PIT maneuver to disable a fleeing vehicle The PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique [1]), also known as TVI (tactical vehicle intervention), is a law enforcement pursuit tactic in which a pursuing vehicle forces another vehicle to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop. [2]
The militarization of police (paramilitarization of police in some media) is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. [1] This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles , submachine guns , flashbang grenades , [ 2 ] sniper rifles , and SWAT (special weapons and tactics) teams.
To promote more effective arrest and control and defensive tactics training methods, Daniel Hect led a committee of law enforcement and military trainers as well as leading martial artist in reviewing the techniques from traditional taiho-jutsu, Goju karate, Japanese jujutsu, Brazilian jujutsu, and aikido to develop a comprehensive Arrest and ...
Immediate action rapid deployment (IARD) or rapid deployment, is a police tactic where first responders, typically regular police officers, actively confront a developing high-risk crisis. This is opposed to first responders acting to assemble a cordon around the crisis zone [ 1 ] and then waiting for specialized special response units to ...
After the shootout, the circumstances of the event were heavily scrutinized. The CHP and other police departments re-examined their methods of training and tactics. [6] [15] None of the four CHP officers killed had more than two years of experience on the job. Gore and Frago were both 23 years old, while Pence and Alleyn were both 24.
In 2007 UK's Association of Chief Police Officers approved SPEAR for inclusion in the Personal Safety Training Manual for the British police. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Scottish Prison Service uses a modified version of SPEAR in its Personal Protective Techniques.