HANDBOOK OF SELF-DEFENSE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MANUAL OF OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES

• NCJ Number: 18639
• Author(s): J MARTONE
• Date Published: 1955
• Length: 126 pages
• Sale Source: Arco Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AMPLE SEQUENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLEMENT THE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS TO BE THE MOST RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR APPREHENDING, SEARCHING, AND SECURING SUSPECTS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR PRESENTS TECHNIQUES TO BE USED IN UNARMED DEFENSE, RESTRAINING HOLDS, USES AND ABUSES OF THE SHORT BATON, THE BASIC PRECAUTIONS TO BE USED, AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONING EXERCISES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS ARE DEVOTED TO PISTOL DISARMING AND TO DEFENSE AGAINST KNIFE, BLACKJACK AND SHARP INSTRUMENTS. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO UNREASONABLE CLAIMS. HE FULLY REALIZES THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN OVERCOMING AN ATTACKER IS 'GUTS'.