since late last year. don shows us how during a garner-type engagement an officer could change tactics. maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist and elbow it s not easy but see how your elbow goes with you? if i pull you and yank you and take your center of gravity with me you re going to move. somee all this chatter just increases the idea that these encounters are avoidable and law enforcement is at fault. one former new york detective says his biggest fear s officer, the younger officers coming on now, will be apprehensive to take action and that s a nightmare. we don t want them to hesitate to take action that could lead to their injury and/or death. reporter: law enforcement officials we spoke to says there will be cases the public will be uncomfortable with what they see in a police encounter. tom major says sometimes officers simply have to use force and it s never pretty.
york city policeman. he shows us how during an eric garner-type engagement, an officer could change tactics. maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist and the elbow, it s not easy, but see how your elbow goes with you? if i pull you and yank you and take your center of gravity with me, then you re going to move. reporter: bringing in a female officer or a suspect s mother to defuse a confrontation if possible. also part of new york s training, how to keep egos and adrenaline in check to avoid confrontational scenarios like this one in ferguson. bring it. [ bleep ] bring it. what we re teaching them is how to control that anger and how to channel that anger so that they don t act out. reporter: it s all part of learning one crucial principle. your hands are up kind of de-escalating, dehe says es k-d. reporter: body language. keep in mind, tactically speaking, it still enables me to
the goal, to use less force as possible. how an officer could change tactics. maybe the better way to change is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist elbow, it s not easy. if i take your center of gravity with me, then you re going to move. reporter: one tactic being considered, bringing in a female officer or a suspect s mother to diffuse a confrontation if possible. also part of new york s train, how to keep egos and adrenaline in check to avoid confrontational scenarios like this one in ferguson. bring it. [ bleep ] bring it. what we re teaching them is how to control that anger and how to channel that anger so they don t act out. it s all part of the learning one crucial principle. sometimes you turn your hands over, it s a more open position.
training and the proper use of force but also problem-solving, learning how to talk through a tense situation. what we want them to do is talk people down as opposed to having to take people down. reporter: the goal? to use less force when possible. how does that translate to scenarios on the street? the one officer slips behind reporter: dan is a former new york city policeman. he shows me how an officer could change tactic. maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and elbow control. it s not easy, but it s you see how your elbow goes with you? if i pull you and yank you and take your center of gravity with me, you re going to move. reporter: one tactic being considered, bringing in a female officer or a suspect s mother to defuse a confrontation if possible. also part of new york s training, how to keep egos and adrenaline in check to avoid confrontational scenarios like this one in ferguson.