This is a 24-hour course of lecture and hands on instruction. The first two days will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to professionally and properly control a resistive, combative subject. The course will cover legal and liability issues, how stress affects the body, and how to navigate through a use of force continuum. It will also cover hand cuffing, leg shackles, belly belts and other restraints found in corrections. The course will cover defensive tactics, blocks, escapes, control techniques, team control techniques, and ground survival skills and techniques.

The last day is reserved for “teach back” with emphasis on instructor development. Students will learn how to be effective instructors on the material they just learned.

This course is intended for Jail FTO’s, trainers, and supervisors to be able to teach the material to their own staff with an expectation that the those attending will be available to teach the course material in upcoming Jail Academies. The Jail Academy is held twice a year in March and October at Camp Ripley.