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Restraint techniques that could kill
It’s likely that many of the readers of my blog will know the dangers of using restraint techniques already. Most experts in the field would argue that used properly the restraint of an individual is safe for both the detainee and the person applying the restraint....
Company Directors charged under Corporate Manslaughter Act
I’ve been reading a few blogs recently about Lion Steel Ltd.who are the second company to be charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 since its implementation. This is a real wake up call for Company Directors to sit up and take...
Doorstaff arrested on suspicion of murder
I want to share with you a tragic and ongoing situation that raises a number of interesting points for me around physical intervention strategies when dealing with conflict. The situation concerns four door security men from a nightspot in Southend who have...
Practical approaches to protecting yourself
The News of the World scandal has dominated the press this week and served to warn us just how difficult personal privacy is and yet it's something we all take as a personal right. We all do as much as we can to protect ourselves and our children from unwanted...
Novak Djokovic Positive Emotional State
This week I have been working on a revision to one of my training modules to reflect a client’s need and having enjoyed a spectacular start to the weekend with the men’s final at Wimbledon...I have been prompted to think about positive emotional control in the most...
Everyday conflict management
I was doing a fun run with my 14 year old son at the weekend and it reminded me how ever present the potential for conflict is. It started with the usual heated debate with my wife as we were rushing out the door of ‘where are the car keys’ ...quickly diffused by son...
Attack rituals – We need to trust our instincts if we are to avoid being attacked
All killers go through an attack ritual before they start their attack – I have talked at length about these types of rituals before on the blog. In my previous post I talked about the three types of rituals but in this post I want to highlight how important it is to...
Positional Asphyxia and how not to restrain someone?
There was a sad story in the media this week about a shoplifter who unfortunately died in police custody. These stories are always sad and I don’t know how the person in this particular case died but often people who pass away in custody actually die from positional...
Can e-learning courses help in conflict resolution? The pros and cons
In my opinion, e-learning does have a place in Conflict Resolution Training but its not the panacea. At GoodSense we do offer a number of e-learning courses which help fill a gap and give someone a good initial grounding in conflict resolution. To be honest it is a...
Prison officers deserve regular good quality self defence training
The recent shocking and violent attack in Armley prison on a prison officer tells me that the officers are still very vulnerable in what is still a very dangerous job. He was reportedly looking after 71 inmates on his own at the time. These people have to deal with...
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