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Handcuffing & Frisk System
Q. Why an 8-Hour Course with things not used in the street?
A. Instructors will train a wide variety of students, that work in a wide variety of situations.
This course is setup so that graduates are able to teach a wide variety of techniques, depending on what the environment of the end user is. A typical academy instructor is going to not only teach police and security personnel. They will be teaching bailiffs, city/county jail employees, prison guards, transport officers and probation officers to name a few. Each has a similar goal but different roles. Don't let some city martial arts instructor tell you 'You'll never use that!' Don't fall for that naive claim. As an academy instructor, you are not just teaching city police officers. Most rural academies are teaching officers that are definitely going to be spending most of their first few years in a jail, particularly if they are county officers. Standing compliant cuffing may not be the most common on the streets of the big city, but it is very common within jail populations. This course is designed to give its graduates an overall understanding and the ability to train anyone within their agency.
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The full 8-hour program is not designed to be taught to all students. You take what you learn as an instructor, and tailor it to your agencies needs. Options are important and not all situations are based on the big fight in the streets of the big city.
Handcuffing & Frisk System
The Handcuffing & Frisk System was adopted by the NLETC after years of instruction and observation of officers using other cuffing systems and methods. After 10 years of observation, study and research on the subject of handcuffing and memory retention, a consensus was reached among our instructors: While many methods of handcuffing are very well designed and effective for some trainees, many officers fail to retain the tactical skills to repeat the cuffing techniques effectively and safely during in-service training and actual field use.
The NLETC Handcuffing & Frisk System is based, in part, on the "Stocks" system, first developed and introduced by retired FBI trainer Mr. Chin H. Lee. While the concept is not new, many modifications and adaptations have been built into the system that makes it extremely teachable and easy for officers to retain. The Handcuffing & Frisk System increases the comprehension, skill level and safety of officers during frisking, cuffing, searching and controlling subjects in the field and in correctional facilities.
Equipment needed: Casual or athletic clothing, footwear, duty belt, and handcuffs.
Materials provided: Text
8-Hour Instructors Course
Prerequisite: Core Essentials OR Approval of NLETC with comparable training.*
* Note: Core Essentials is recommended as it has instructor development aspects to it as well as fundamental 'core' techniques, stances and other aspects that are within every single NLETC course. For course cohesion, understanding things such as power stance, force efficiency and other concepts which are taught in Core Essentials allows us to decrease instructor certification times within other courses. Should instructors wish to not take Core Essentials and take other elective courses such as Handgun Long Gun Retention and Disarming, the course may need to be longer than the standard 8-hour course. A Training Board Member will need to handle these on a case by case basis.
As this is an Instructor Level Class, students should have basic familiarity with cuffing prior to enrollment. If they are not able to show dexterity with chain handcuffs at the beginning of the course, they will not be allowed to proceed. If you are wishing to attend with no experience, please contact the office as we can provide some dexterity drills prior to the date of the course which may suffice in extablishing this requirement.