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TECHNIQUE AND USE OF THE POLICE BATON

NCJ Number
18816
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1967
Length
42 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE TRAINING MANUAL ILLUSTRATES VARIOUS TYPES OF GRIPPING, STRIKING, FOOTWORK AND OPPONENT CONTROL TECHNIQUES.
Abstract
THE PAMPHLET BEGINS BY DEFINING THE TYPES OF BATONS, RELEVANT TERMS, AND FITTING THE THONG. METHODS OF HOLDINGS, BLOCKING AND STRIKING BLOWS ARE PRESENTED USING THE LONG GRIP, THE SHORT GRIP, AND THE TWO-HANDED GRIP. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNIQUES INCLUDE MOVE-ALONG TECHNIQUES, COME-ALONG TECHNIQUES, USING THE THONG AS A HANDCUFF, STRANGLES, AND HOW TO FREE THE BATON WHEN SEIZED BY AN OPPONENT.