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Kristopher Rhodes The Realities of Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Training

Explore the realities of law enforcement training and the importance of advanced defensive tactics. Delve into hours of training, comparing with martial arts practices, and proposing a two-pronged training approach.

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Kristopher Rhodes The Realities of Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Training

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  1. Kristopher Rhodes The Realities of Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Training

  2. Introduction Brief Bio • 10 years experience Police Officer • 25 years Martial Arts experience; 20 years teaching • Attended Defensive Tactics Instructor School • First Certified Instructor Martial Blade Concepts/Counter Blade Concepts in the South Eastern United States • Currently teaches Counter Blade Concepts for Law Enforcement

  3. Purpose Educate • General Public • Media • Courts • Attorneys and Judges • Police • Officers • Management • Certification Organizations Why is this research important? • Change expectations

  4. Catalyst of Research How many hours does it take to be considered highly trained? • 10,000 hours to be considered highly trained (Outliers) • Cited Erickson study incorrectly • Several studies contradict information cited in Outliers, i.e. Erickson’s study • Erickson study on Chess Players • 2,000-25,000 hours

  5. The Reality of Law Enforcment Training

  6. The Reality of Law Enforcement Training

  7. The Reality of Law Enforcement Training

  8. NYPD Training Video NYPD retraining

  9. Virginia Law Enforcement DT Training Hours Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services requires a minimum of 40 hours Most Departments give recruits 80-100 hours of training in Defensive Tactics In service training may be required with Acreditted Agencies • Some Departments only require 8 hours of In service training Is this enough to be considered highly trained?

  10. Doubling the Training Hours 100 hours is the highest number of hours Double to 200 hours Is this enough hours of training to be considered highly trained?

  11. Law Enforcement Education/Training • Be honest about training • Limited training hours • Difficult if not impossible to control an individual by the arm • Pain compliance does not always work • Increase focus on scenario training • Increase in communication training • Reduce need to be right; maintenance of authority • Listen and respond don’t just order

  12. Comparing Doubled Hours to a Martial Artist Average Martial Artist Train between 2-10 hours/week 2 hours/week training • 200 hours in 100 weeks or approximately 2 years 10 hours/week training • 200 hours in 20 weeks or 5 months

  13. Solution Two Prong Approach • General Public • Law Enforcement

  14. General Public Education • Graham v. Connor • Realities of controlling a non-compliant individual • Realities of Law Enforcement Training • No legal right to resist arrest

  15. References Ericcson, K. A., Krampe, R. T., & Tesch-Romer, C. (1993). The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance. Psychology Review,100(3). Retrieved from http://projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracticePR93.pdf Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success. New York: Little, Brown and. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Employment_Trooper_Recruitment_Training.shtm Research Forum, P. E. (n.d.). CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES Re-Engineering Training On Police Use of Force. Retrieved from http://www.policeforum.org/assets/reengineeringtraining1.pdf

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