Which cell extraction methods work best?
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| We have had good luck so far with Taser deployment. | |
| A 5 man team 1st man with a EID shield. 2nd man goes to the upper right. 3rd man goes to upper left. 4th man goes to lower right. 5th man goes to the lower left. Do not assign each man to right hand,left leg, ect.it will just cause more confusion during the extraction. each team member should be well trained in your agency use of force policy and the cell extraction procedure. All officers should have hand cuffs, one officer should have legirons. during the process of the cell extraction there will be injuries, have your medical staff standing by. There should only be security staff at the cell(lack of room out side the cell). When each officer gains control of the arm or leg they should state their number and state what they have control of, example, number 3, hand. number 5 hand. this way each member knows who has what, and they know who to go to to place restraints on the inmate. The reasoning for thismethod of lineup is to limit the confusion of assigning team members to a arm or leg. During the process of a cell extraction it is possiable for a inmate to get sideways or up side down. | |
untouchable_1
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My SERT uses a base three man stack with a restraint control officer outside the cell. My department has minimum distances for our less than lethal munitions, so my shotgunner or 40mm officers take up positions out side of those minimum distances. I’m not a proponent of utilizing a shied during entries. The shields get in the way and with limited space inside the cell it becomes cumbersome. After softening up the inmate who 90% of the time complies afterwards, my stack will enter after the door is opened and spread from a stack to a three man skirmish line, slowly stalking the inmate. Each officer has a specific area of the inmates body to control. Once the inmate is controled by the entry team, they call for restraint control officer to handcuff and leg shackle. We train this quite a bit in our isolation unit in empty cells so the officers can feel the environment. My munitions officers shoot through the food port on the door to prepare themselves for the real thing. Realistic training prepares my team for the real thing and they have responded very well with real life cell extractions. |
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sauer800
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the 5 man with the shield works the best for us. it seems that most of our extractions are in the mental health unit. you and your team have to be on your toes. practice, practice, practice. the way u train is the way u fight. we have done 3 man extracts before especially on saturdays when everyone takes the day off. |
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IllPhillyPhan
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We always ran a four man team, with the last guy in (usually the smallest) handling the restraints. The smaller person was usually able to move around easily enough to apply the restraints after the inmate had been subdued. Depending on the agitation state of the inmate, we might use chemical agents prior to entering the cell, or electronic devices during the extraction. |
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rolbsned65
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We use a 5 member extraction team. 3 tactical officers enter the cell in most instances, but are backed up by 2 door breachers if need be. This has worked out successfully for us for many years now. We also deploy chemical agents and a pepperball launcher in most extractions. If you would like more details e-mail me at rolbsned65@att.net. |
TwelveOzCurl
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We use a five man team with the shield as well. The Shield leads, the 2 man gets one side arms, the 3 man gets the other side arms, 4 man is legs, and 5 man is equipment (i.e. cuffs and leg irons if necessary, spit mask, etc.) When the door is opened it is full go, smash and grab. Pepper is usually used first in most cases, then we go in. |
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