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Local News - May 2002 |
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Detention officers learn self defense By COURTNEY MARTIN, LTN Staff Writer May 20, 2002 - It’s a little bit like martial arts. A detention officer has to come up with some super hero antics to deal with attacking prisoners intent on escape. As an officer goes about her duties she suddenly finds hands are around her neck in a full-throttle choke. What does she do? The guard hits the attacker in the “sensitive spot” on his arms and hopefully fends off further attacks until help arrives. All Lincoln County’s detention officers learned about the “sensitive spot” and more defense tactics during training exercises last week. Half the detention officers were present on Tuesday and the second half on Thursday. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Gene Sain headed up the training.. “I’m showing them simple self defense tactics to bring no harm to them and minimum harm to suspects,” Sain said during one of the training sessions. Sain also showed the officers several ways to squelch a frontal attack. The instructions did not end there. “Basically, I teach the officers in detention how to ward off an attack until somebody can help them,” said Sain. “I teach them what to do if knocked on the ground, grabbed from behind or being choked.” After the training was completed, the officers felt a lot better about handling the unexpected. “I think we’ll be better prepared,” said Linda Shults. “It could be life saving,” said Detention Officer Tony Thompson. The defense tactics class represented the last of a four-week session of in-service training for the detention officers. The training is done several times each year. First Sgt. Doug Norwood said a certain amount of training is required each year, but, he tries to go beyond the basics. During the previous four weeks, detention officers have received a total of 35 hours of training. This included handling hazardous materials, dealing with weapons of mass destruction, CPR, testifying in court, writing reports and the use of force.
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