Corrections Tips

The Corrections1 Correctional Officers Tips section provides insight from Corrections1 columnists and members on the things Correctional Officers can do to increase safety and enhance productivity.

The tips and resources here—ranging from innovations in defensive tactics to new concealment techniques to off duty survival and dozens of other matters critical to correctional officers—are updated regularly. Every day, officers encounter new information that can help fellow officers, so we encourage you to submit your tips. Help us to help Correctional Officers better serve and protect our communities.

All Corrections Tips

Escalating use-of-force with S.A.R.S.

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In this video tactical tip, Henry Brettrager, the founder of the Sudden Assault Response System, commonly known as SARS, discusses the how and why the system works, and demonstrates the several app...

CO demonstrates effects of pepper spray

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In this video the effects of SABRE Red are displayed on a 6'8 340 lb correctional officer. SABRE Decon (Cleanse & Soothe) is also used providing a quick decontamination.

Reality Training: How would you stop this inmate's escape by ceiling?

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This video shows an inmate's tenacity when it comes to an escape attempt. Roman Orozco Martinez, 22, had been arrested for burglarizing vehicles, but he wasn't content to sit in the holding cell th...

Obtaining compliance through pressure points

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In this video tactical tip, Sergeant Dustin VanTreese of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office discusses and demonstrates ways in which officers can obtain compliance using pressure points.

Best practices for baton positions

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Lt. Dan Marcou, assisted by Doug Wyllie of Police1, flows through a series of baton positions and addresses the reasons behind each movement and saying.

What it means to be an aging warrior

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Doug Wyllie, C1 Contributor, discusses the concept of the Aging Warrior with Coach Bob Lindsey from Verbal Defense and Influence including the importance of achieving balance in mental, emotional, ...

Develop that 'trust your gut' instinct

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In this segment, Dale Graff of PSI Seminars and Initiatives discusses an individual's ability and advantage of using their own intuition. He discusses how this can be developed and increased with m...

Why you should build solid correctional training programs

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Veteran corrections professional Jay Sandstrom talks about his philosophy for why and how to build and fund solid emergency training programs in correctional facilities: BLUtube is powered by Police1.com

Defending against a straight punch

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In this video tip, Diana Rathborne demonstrates some techniques to defend against a straight punch.

Reality training: How can this inmate's head dive affect you?

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By C1 Staff This video shows a slightly wobbly inmate climb to the top of his bunk and take a head dive straight into his toilet. What could have possessed this inmate to perform this dive? Take a ...

Reality Training: Female CO assaulted by mob

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By C1 Staff In this rather unsettling video, a female corrections officer is overwhelmed by a mob of inmates. She and other officers were injured in the incident. Both the video and the fallout fr...

Defend yourself and control your fear with these drills

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This clip combines a stress inoculation/fear control drill with the handfighting skills learned in the previous video tips. See more videos in the handfighting video tactical tip series here.

How to escape from a cross-side grip

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Abdul Mohamed of the Black Tiger Tactical System demonstrates an effective method for escaping from an inmate’s cross-side grip. CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by Corrections1

The finger lock technique

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Abdul Mohamed at the Black Tiger Tactical system demonstrates the finger lock technique for inmate control. CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by Corrections1

Reality Training: What's a good distance to keep from an inmate?

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By C1 Staff In this video, a CO is shown trying to get an inmate to move to a holding cell. In the video, the officer is shown standing very close to the noncompliant inmate before pepper spraying ...

Field work: Transition from TASER to firearm

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Sergeant Don Gulla of the King County Sheriffs Office discusses how to effectively use a TASER and how to efficiently transition from a TASER to a firearm.

Keep yourself safe with the wrist twist

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In this video tactical tip, renown police trainer Larry Smith of Larry Smith Enterprises — alongside presentation partner Andy Barton of the Bristol (Conn.) Police Department — discusses and demons...

Protect yourself from public perception of use-of-force

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Everyone on the street seems to have smartphone with video-recording capabilities, and a favorite pastime of many of these folks it to “catch cops in action.” As has been said many times by many pe...

Reality Training: Could you stop this inmate from undoing his restraints?

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This video was provided by the Chatham County (Savannah, Georgia) Sheriff's Office This inmate is using the metal cover of a AA battery to unlock his restraints, as demonstrated to the staff of the...

Tactics for single officer deployment of TASER

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Single officers with no backup available may — in fact, often do —encounter scenarios in which they must deploy the TASER and move to handcuff the subject without any assistance. In this video tact...

Takedown from a figure-four hold

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In this video tactical tip, police trainer Larry Smith of Larry Smith Enterprises — alongside presentation partner Andy Barton of the Bristol (Conn.) Police Department — discusses and demonstrates ...

TASER failure techniques

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In this video tactical tip, Lieutenant Kevin Dillon works alongside Liam Duggan in discussing and demonstrating a drill to work through the failure of an ECD. Learning how to angle off while delive...

Reality Training: How would you respond to this inmate attack?

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Video recently released by a Washington prison shows an inmate attacking a corrections officer from behind with a pipe. In the video, a single corrections officer is seen on his own, unlocking cell...

Cross-grab takedown techniques

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Reality Training: Responding to an inmate medical emergency

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Do you think these officers' tactics led to the inmate's death, or were they right in their restraint methods? Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston What are some tactics that are des...

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