Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Defensive Tactics Training was developed specifically to meet the training and operational needs of the law enforcement officer. Working with law enforcement professionals, the Controlled F.O.R.C.E. development team created a comprehensive system of controlled defense that addresses a variety of concerns in law enforcement training. Some of the concerns considered in the development of Controlled F.O.R.C.E. include liability, ease-of-use & retention, and cost efficiency.
 

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Liability

Causing undue injury or death to a suspect is a costly mistake that can result in civil and/or criminal lawsuits against the officer(s), the department, and the municipality. These lawsuits often become far more expensive to settle than it would have originally cost to improve a department’s training program. During the creation of Controlled F.O.R.C.E., the development team looked at what mistakes officers and departments were making at the training level, and how those mistakes could be corrected in an easy-to-use training program.

First, the development team found that most of a department’s training time and money is spent on firearms training. Contrary to this trend, statistics prove that most police confrontations involve restraint without the use of firearms. Second, the team found that most department’s were over-utilizing pain-compliance techniques without properly addressing excessive force and de-escalation concepts.

To address the failure-to-train and excessive force issues that most liability lawsuits stem from, the development team created a two-pronged approach to liability reduction:

1. Training. Controlled F.O.R.C.E. utilizes mechanical advantage, body momentum, joint manipulation, and leverage. None of our tactics use pain as a control measure and we do not teach strikes. Because of this, our training gives the officer the skills needed to control and detain a suspect with greatly reduced risk of injury to both the officer and the offender.

2. Certification & Documentation. All Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Training includes either end user or instructor certification as well as CD-ROM Training Manuals that fully document the course. Should any aspect of a Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Certified Officer’s defensive tactics training come into question, that officer and his or her department will have adequate documentation proving what techniques the officer has or has not been trained in.

For the same reasons that Controlled F.O.R.C.E. reduces the risk of injury in the field, it also reduces injury in training. So not only has a department utilizing Controlled F.O.R.C.E. greatly reduced the risk of liability lawsuit, it has also reduced the amount of worker compensation it pays for officers injured in training or in the field.
 

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Ease-of-Use & Retention

It is important that a department’s system of training can be easily used by all officers regardless of size, strength, or experience. While many officers enter the law enforcement profession with some training experience, such as military experience, most new officers do not have a satisfactory level of skill in defensive tactics or knowledge of how to manually control a suspect. Unfortunately, the control techniques that officers learn at academy are often the only skills they acquire in their entire career, with the exception of periodic refresher courses that may or may not coincide with what they already know.

Controlled F.O.R.C.E. understands that officers are afforded limited training time each year, and that they must make the most of the time they are allotted. For this reason, we developed the five Mechanical Advantage Control Holds™. From these five simple control holds, officers can generate 250 combinations of controlled defense - in just a matter of minutes. What’s more, all of our M.A.C.H. techniques are based on common holds that officers are already familiar with. We simply packaged the techniques into a system that interchanges fluidly from one hold to the next, and adapts completely to all other systems.

Any training program is useless if its techniques cannot be remembered in an actual altercation. Low retention rates of training in real situations often results in unnecessary escalation of force because the officer will panic in a fight and revert to untrained responses. By basing our system on techniques that officers are already familiar with, but packaging them in a way that makes sense for all skill levels, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. has ensured that its training supports a high retention rate. And since all of our training is backed-up by our comprehensive CD-ROM Training Manuals, certified officers have an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving their perishable skills.
 

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Cost Efficiency

Perhaps the most important concern of any law enforcement program, training or otherwise, is its cost efficiency. Controlled F.O.R.C.E. strives to provide all of our clients with training and training products that not only exceed their expectations, but also save them money. Here is a list of ways Controlled F.O.R.C.E. will save your department valuable time and money:
 

In addition to these built-in cost effective measures, we provide a variety of plans for reducing training costs. Controlled F.O.R.C.E. helps law enforcement agencies save money by offering discounted group rates, contractual training deals, free training spots for hosting a class, lowered re-certification fees, and other cost saving options. For more information on how Controlled F.O.R.C.E. can provide your department with cost efficient and field effective training, call a representative at 630-365-1700.

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Controlled F.O.R.C.E. is P.O.S.T. Approved
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Although the tactics and techniques that Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Training Systems provides to all clients remain the same, certain options and modifications can be and are integrated into our programs to meet the specific requirements of each application.