For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for ...

Each state writes its own standards, and individual departments and training centers determine what officers hear in classrooms and gyms. The safest techniques don’t always filter down to officers. In ...

For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for ...

Here are three techniques for when you’re on your own (rear leg sweep), with a partner (rear takedown), or with a group of three or more officers (the swarm). Photos by Amaury Murgado.

Handcuffs were clicking and electricity was flying at the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday while deputies practiced pressure point control tactics and Taser use. Deputy Brian Kottich, a trained ...

For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for ...