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The Governments Propsal to Ban Prone and the Other Side of The Argument [Video]
‘Excessive’ Use of Face-Down Restraint
About the Author
A former Royal Marines Commando and High-Security Prison Physical Training Instructor, Operations Director of Tactical Safety Responses Ltd Mark Williams, is an Association of Chief Police Officers trained Trainer of Instructors delivering expert instruction in Personal Safety, Close Protection and Close Quarter Defensive Tactics to Law Enforcement, Military, Healthcare, Government and large corporate companies and establishments. Mark also acts as an expert witness in cases of legal action bought in respect of injury due to physical restraint.
ERICPD – A Hierarchy of Risk Control Measures [Video]
In risk assessment there is a hierarchy of control options that we need to consider when managing risk. In this short video I will take you through one of them – ERICPD – to help you understand what you need to consider and in what order.
Enjoy.
Autistic Teenager Wins £28,000 Payout From Met Police After ‘Brutal Restraint’
As reported in the National Press on the 15th February 2013 The Metropolitan Police have been ordered to pay £28,250 damages to a severely autistic teenager who was aggressively restrained by Metropolitan Police Officers after they jumped into a swimming pool and then forcibly restrained him. The Met Police appealed against the £28,250 awarded to ZH, who sued after he … Read more
Moving People Up and Down Stairs Under Restraint [Video]
I often get asked about techniques for moving people up and down stairs whilst under restraint and many years ago it was common for people to be moved up and down flights of stairs whilst being restrained.
ECHR Awards Compensation for Breach of Article 13 [Video]
In the case of RK and AK v the United Kingdom (38000/05) the European Court of Human Rights has awarded compensation to a couple from Oldham after it found that the UK had infringed their Article 13 rights after a child had been taken into care.