No more neck restraints: Daytona State College teaches evolving defensive tactics training
Training continues to evolve with policy changes
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – When Florida implemented a sweeping overhaul of statewide police training last year, all Defensive Tactics instructors at Daytona State College’s School of Emergency Services had to learn the changes in a 24-hour-long update class.
Longtime instructor Sean Walker said classes continue to teach takedown and restraints techniques focused on the hips, not head, to better protect not just the officer but also the arrestee.
“When someone is on the ground, you either have to control their head, pin their head to the ground, or pin their hips to the ground, to keep them on the ground,” Walker said. “Really the only weight you would have on the subject was across the shoulder blades close to his neck and spine. Obviously that’s gone away.”
Jessica Paugh. (DSC)
Daytona State College is pleased to announce Jessica Paugh as the new Director of the School of Emergency Services following a 23-year career in local law enforcement. The School of Emergency Services includes the exemplary-rated DSC Law Enforcement Academy and advanced training programs in corrections, firefighting, and EMS.
Paugh began her career in the Holly Hill Police Department in 1997. In 2004, she joined the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, serving as a deputy and investigator before being promoted to sergeant in 2010. She earned promotion to lieutenant in 2013, with additional duties in internal affairs, community services and in the department’s school resource program. Paugh was named Deputy Chief of the New Smyrna Police Department in 2017 and held that position until recently joining Daytona State. In 2018, she graduated from the FBI National Academy, an elite program comprised of fewer than one percent of the nation’s law enforcement officer