Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
USE OF FORCE-CONTROL HOLDS/DEFENSIVE
TACTICS TEAM
NO: F-300
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
10/05/2020
REVISED:
09/28/1999
UPDATED:
10/13/2017
F-300-1
POLICY
The Sheriff’s Office has established a Defensive Tactics Team. This team of trained instructors
will provide or approve all training in weaponless defense, control holds, and baton. The
training, approved by the Administration and provided by this team, constitutes the specific
policies in this area.
DIRECTIVE
The Defensive Tactics Team will establish and maintain a manual outlining its organization and
detailed descriptions of approved tactics and holds.