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CRJ 152 - Defensive Tactics


Last Date of Approval: Spring 2019

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Course Description:
This course is designed for students majoring in criminal justice. The topics covered in the course are Civil Liability of law enforcement officers in regard to Use of Force. Methods of defending against and controlling assailants by use of Defensive Tactics, Pressure Point Control, Edge Weapons, Firearms Awareness, and Handcuffing Techniques. A Firearms Simulation is utilized in the course to expose the student to real-life applications. This course will help students develop their critical thinking skills related to self-defense and establish personal responsibility as to the limitations of such actions in a real-life situation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face to face

Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.

Course Fees: Course Materials: $25.00

Common Course Assessment(s): none

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss and identify civil liability in regards to use of force
  • Explain the options of legal use of force.
  • Demonstrate principles of subject control concepts, defensive maneuvers, and protection techniques.
  • Demonstrate his/her knowledge of hands on skills by a physical proficiency test.
  • Demonstrate a level of physical fitness based on national standards.

Objectives:

  • Explain law enforcements duty to its citizenry.
  • Explain the major safety concerns of a law enforcement officer
  • Define section 804.8 of the Iowa Code as it relates to use of force
  • Explain the ways a person using force can be held liable.
  • Demonstrate hand, elbow, and knee strikes.
  • Demonstrate wrist and arm restraints.
  • Demonstrate pressure point control
  • Demonstrate handcuffing techniques
  • Demonstrate ground control techniques
  • Demonstrate defenses used for edge weapons attacks
  • Demonstrate firearms safety and proficiency
  •  Perform a physical fitness test comparable to criminal justice career entrance standards



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