This lesson will enhance the detention officer's knowledge of common officer safety tactics, such as proper distancing and positioning, as well as indicators of potential resistance or assaultive behavior of incarcerated individuals. Constitutional protections against excessive use of force and duty to intervene will also be discussed. The information provided in this course is an overview of several topics that, combined, will allow the detention officer to perform their duties safely and within statutory and constitutional restraints. It will also provide the detention officer with the knowledge to intervene in situations that present a threat to the safety of incarcerated individuals and to other officers and detention center staff.

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