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.

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 ...

MALDEN — Public schools and specialized private schools in Massachusetts that educate children with behavioral or emotional issues will be required to follow new regulations when using restraint or ...

PAINFUL restraint techniques used before the suicide of a 14-year-old boy at a North-East secure unit will be challenged in the House of Lords. Lord Carlile, a Liberal Democrat peer, will try to ...

The state's education commissioner has ordered Kentucky public school superintendents to immediately stop using a form of Aikido training to restrain students. The letter, sent Tuesday, came in ...

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 ...