Arrest and Control Course Outline- 5.20.21
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
I. Statement of Purpose:
The course will provide the agency Public Safety Officer with the areas of Arrest and
Control required in the POST Perishable Skills Training Program (PSP). The trainee will
refresh the necessary tactical knowledge and skills to safely and effectively arrest and
control a suspect. This course provides updated legislative content of Penal Code Section
835a.
The course consists of hands-on/practical skills as well as policies and legal issues on the
topic of arrest and control training for in-service officers.
II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The trainee will:
a. Demonstrate knowledge of their individual Department Arrest and Control and
Use of Force Policies and current case law.
b. Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of mental and physical conditioning
as it relates to effective arrest and control techniques.
c. Demonstrate a minimum standard of arrest and control skills with every
technique and exercise, to include:
1. Judgment and Decision Making
2. Officer Safety
3. Body Balance, Stance and Movement
4. Searching/Handcuffing Techniques
5. Control Holds/Take downs
6. De-escalation/Verbal Commands
7. Effectiveness under Stress Conditions
III. ARREST AND CONTROL
POST Minimum Topics and Exercises:
a. Policies, legal standards, and report writing
b. Use of Force considerations
c. Safety orientation and warm-up(s)
d. De-escalation/ Verbal commands- in exercise(s)
e. Body balance/ stance/ movement patterns- in exercise(s)
f. Search – in exercise(s)
g. Equipment/ Restraint device(s) use- in exercise(s)
h. Subject's Actions and Officer's response to force
i. Control/ Take down- in exercise(s) Verbal command
j. Class exercises/ Student Evaluation/ Testing
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
k. Recovery/First Aid (as applicable)
Minimum standards of performance shall be tested by an instructor observing the trainee
during their performance of each technique and exercise. If the trainee does not meet
minimum standards, as established by the presenter, remediation will be provided until the
standard is met.
EXPANDED COURSE OUTLINE
I. REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION
A. Introduction, Registration and Orientation
1. Instructor and Student Introductions
2. Course Roster
3. Facility Overview
B. Course Objectives/Overview, Exercises, Evaluation/Testing
1. Course Objectives
a. Judgment and Decision Making
b. Officer Safety
c. Body Balance, Stance, and Movement
d. Searching/ Handcuffing Techniques
e. Control holds/ Take downs
f. De-escalation/ Verbal Commands
g. Effectiveness Under Stress Conditions
2. Safety Policy/ Orientation
II. USE OF FORCE POLICIES AND LEGAL ISSUES III (a,b)
A. Case Law Update, report documentation and policy
1. Tennessee v Garner
2. Graham v Connor
3. Forrester v San Diego
B. Overview of Penal Code Updates
1. AB 392
2. PC 835a
3. PC 196
C. Local Policies
1. SB 230 guidelines
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
2. Use of Force policy updates
D. Report Writing
1. Proper documentation of use of force incidents
2. Articulation of events
3. Documentation of injuries/aid rendered to subjects, officers, bystanders
III. SAFETY ORIENTATION AND WARM-UP III(c)
A. Review of Safety Policies and Injury Precautions
1. Review safety policy
2. Emergency Exits
3. AED
4. Avoiding injury
B. Warm-up
1. Stretching Exercises
2. Mental preparation
C. Physical conditioning
1. Three Biggest Disablers
a. Heart Attacks
b. Lower Back and Knee Injuries
c. Peptic Ulcers
2. How to reduce Individual Risk to Above Disablers
a. Nutrition
b. Lifetime Fitness
c. Life threatening physical altercations, 90 seconds of explosive endurance
IV. SUBJECT’S ACTIONS AND OFFICER’S RESPONSE III (h,j)
A. Subject’s actions
a. Compliant
b. Passive non-compliant
c. Actively Resistant
d. Assaultive
e. Life Threatening
B. Officer’s Response to Resistance
a. Non deadly
b. Intermediate force
c. Deadly force
C. Students will participate in a scenario-based exercise to demonstrate
a. Safety
b. Awareness
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
c. Balance
d. Control
e. Controlling Force
f. Proper Techniques
g. Verbal Commands/ Instructions
D. Going limp. (Should not use term passive resistance)
E. Resisting with apparatus (Chaining to objects, using large pipes with arms locked
inside).
F. Use of pain compliance/pressure point/distraction techniques
G. Mental conditioning for arrest control-Color-coding:
1. White = relaxed frame of mind
2. Yellow = general awareness, minimum level of awareness, uniform
3. Orange - specific awareness, 75%-25% theory, checklist of six
(75% on the individual or situation, 25% still on general surroundings)
a. Check-list of six used on initial approach with subject
(1) Hands
(2) Cover
(3) Weapons/bulges
(4) Associates, subjects and officers (resources available)
(5) Escape routes, subjects - tactical retreat, officers
(6) Footing/balance, officer’s ability to stay on his/her feet
4. Red = fight or flight
V. OFFICER AWARENESS/TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS III (e)
A. Initial Approach with Subject
1. Hands
2. Cover
3. Weapons/bulges
4. Footing/ balance, officer’s ability to stay on his/her feet
B. Tactical Considerations
1. Associates, subjects, and officers (resources available)
2. Escape routes, subjects- tactical retreat, officers
VI. BODY BALANCE/STANCE & MOVEMENT FROM POSITION OF INTERVIEW
AND POSITION OF ADVANTAGE III (e)
A. Footwork Review:
1. Forward shuffle
2. Rear shuffle
3. Normal pivot
4. Shuffle right and left
5. Pivot right and left
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
6. Progressive pivot
7. Shuffle pivot
B. Body Balance and Movement
1. How to fall to the ground safely and assume a position of advantage.
a. Forward Rolls
b. Rear Rolls
2. Access to equipment on duty belt while in a position of advantage and on the
ground.
VII. SEARCH/ HANDCUFFING III(f,g,k)
A. Search
a. Visual Search (plain view)
b. Pat down
c. Incident to Arrest/ complete search
B. Overview on restraint devices and need to double lock and check for tightness
a. Suspect cannot be handcuffed due to injuries
i. First Aid- Suspect injured, wounds, fractures
ii. Special circumstances (i.e. Pregnant Females)
iii. Compliant of pain should be documented
iv. Failing to double lock handcuffs can result in injury to suspect and
liability to an agency.
C. Handcuffing Techniques from
a. Standing
b. Kneeling
c. Prone
VIII. CONTROL HOLD/ TAKE DOWNS III(I,k)
A. Control Holds and response to resistance
a. Joint Manipulation
b. Pain Compliance
c. Bar Arm Wrist Lock
i. Entries from front and rear
ii. Take downs in event of resistance
1. Radial Nerve
2. Drag Down
3. Circle Down
4. Underarm
d. Reverse Wrist
i. Entries from front and rear
ii. Transition to prone
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
1. Pull Over Prone
2. Run-Around Prone
3. Leg Drag Prone
B. Take Downs
a. Various Positions
i. Handcuffed
ii. Non-Handcuffed
b. Single Officer
c. Multiple Officer
C. Ground Control
a. Ground Control Positions
i. Full mount (escape)
ii. Cross body (side mount escape)
iii. Closed guard
iv. Technical stand up
b. Prone Suspect Control
c. Supine Suspect Control
D. Assess for Officer and Suspect Injuries
a. Render First Aid or request additional medical as needed
b. Document
IX. DE-ESCALATION III(d)
A. Verbal Commands
a. Tone of voice
b. Gain voluntary compliance
c. Single communicator
B. Assessment
a. Ability
b. Opportunity
c. Intent
d. Recognize when to escalate vs. de-escalate
i. When verbal commands fail- time to take action
ii. Use of force warning when feasible
C. Tactics
a. Distance plus cover equals time
b. Resources
c. Contiguously Plan
VII. STUDENT RECOVERY III(k)
A. Cool Down
POST Perishable Skills Program (PSP)
III – Arrest and Control
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety 4081
CCN: 29503 | POST certification II | Reimbursement Plan NA | 6 hours
Revision Date: 5/20/2021
1. Stretching
2. Hydration
B. Injuries
1. Treat
2. Document
VIIII. TESTING/REMEDIATION III(j)
Testing: Any student scoring below standard on any exercise, as established by the
presenter, will be remediated, and tested until standard competency is demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the presenter.
This Course has been reviewed pursuant to Regulation 1056. Course Revised 5/4/2021