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PRISONER CONTROL AND TRANSPORT

NCJ Number
34287
Date Published
1974
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE TRAINING FILM ILLUSTRATES DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING SUSPECTS TO ENSURE OPTIMUM OFFICER SAFETY IN ROUTINE STOP AND FRISK SITUATIONS AND WHEN THE SUSPECT IS BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
Abstract
DEPICTED ARE SITUATIONS INVOLVING ONE SUSPECT AND ONE POLICE OFFICER AND TWO SUSPECTS, ONE POLICE OFFICER, AND ONE SET OF HANDCUFFS. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE PRISONER SEARCH FOR HIDDEN WEAPONS, TAKING OVER CUSTODY OF A PRISONER FROM ANOTHER OFFICER, LOADING PRISONERS INTO POLICE CARS, AND TRANSPORTING TWO OR MORE SUSPECTS IN ONE CAR. HAVING CONTROL OF THE SUSPECT AT ALL TIMES AND NOT TAKING ANY SHORTCUTS IN THE PROCEDURES ARE EMPHASIZED.