PHOENIX — Phoenix police officials further discussed policy changes and misconceptions surrounding the controversial “carotid control technique,” while demonstrating a more “compassionate” technique ...

Two officers stood on Fernando Rodriguez’s outstretched arms, handcuffs connecting his wrists. Another stood on the shackles binding the 24-year-old’s legs. A fourth officer kneeled on Rodriguez’s ...

Kentucky’s highest education official sent cease and desist letters to the state’s school districts last week, forbidding them from using Aikido, a form of Japanese martial arts, to restrain students.

The government has suspended the use of two restraint techniques used on young people in custody after experts expressed concerns at their safety. Ellie Roy, chief executive of the Youth Justice Board ...

Seeking to rebuild public trust after a series of deadly law officer encounters across the country, Bexar County sheriff’s deputies participated in a new training program Wednesday that emphasizes ...

Yakima police have used neck restraints 80 times since 2016, representing fewer than 4% of the total use-of-force incidents logged each year. That number likely will decline as the police department ...

Ministers are under growing pressure to ban the painful headlocks, wrist and arm twists that can be used to control children's behaviour in youth prisons. The national inquiry into child sexual abuse ...

Simi Valley Police Department will stop using a controversial neck restraint called a carotid hold joining a growing list of agencies to do so over the past week. The restraint restricts blood flow to ...

Children's rights campaigners are calling for a judicial review to examine the use of "abusive" restraint techniques in secure training centres (STCs). The move by the Children’s Rights Alliance for ...