Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 2 2

Breakaway Skills, edged weapon protection, knife assault

Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 2

ADDRESSING THE RISK OF KNIFE ASSAULT If your team is actually facing the risk of a knife assault, how do you assess it and begin to control the risks?  First of all, let’s be clear about one thing: Non-police staff should not be expected to deal with any incident involving a weapon. This is a golden

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Team Dynamis - Defense Tactics Modernisation Project for UK Prison Service

Breakaway Skills, Physical Interventions, Self-Protection Trainer Course

Review of breakaway and self-defence training with the Scottish Prison Service College

Review of breakaway and self-defence training Case:   The Scottish Prison Service College was doing a review of breakaway and self-defence training syllabus, having been prompted by a number of recent officer safety incidents in which it was found that the system being taught to prison staff and visitors was not 100% fit for purpose.

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Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 1 1

edged weapon protection, knife assault, Physical Interventions, Verbal Defense and Influence

Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 1

We were recently commissioned to provide our advanced Edged Weapon Protection training course to a team of Community Safety officers at a local authority. This team works in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and primarily serve as street-based contact professionals who are the eyes and ears of the community in terms of anti-social behaviour and youth crime.   Their job

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Care Home Risks, Conflict Management, learning disabilities, Least Restrictive Option, Physical Interventions, Positive Handling, Verbal Defense and Influence

Case Study: Care Home for Children and Young People

Care Home for Children Care Home for Children Case:  A group of care homes were looking for a modern, up-to-date approach to dealing with physical challenges with young people in their care.  Their young clients can present particularly risky behaviours, often with roots in ADHD, foetal alcohol syndrome or a tragic history of abuse and

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Care Home Risks, Dementia Care, Least Restrictive Option, Physical Interventions, Verbal Defense and Influence

Case Study: Care Homes for Older People

OLDER PEOPLE CARE HOME TRAINING IN UNDERSTANDING RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES Older people care home training:  Care homes are often required by a care inspection to carry out appropriate training in managing challenging behaviour with their clients and in particular the issues of restraint with older people in care.   This often follows an incident in which

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