Of the six “force options” available to police officers: Presence, Words, Empty-Hand Control, Chemicals, Batons or PR-24, and Firearms, only Presence and Words can promise a non-violent resolution to street encounters. In addition, only these two have the power to reduce vicarious liability suits, improve citizen relations, and increase officer safety.
Officers to date have received little or no specific training in the use of Appropriate Presence and Words as force options. Daily, officers must attempt to Generate Voluntary Compliance from difficult people, and we should train our officers in this most difficult and important art. Our officers must be as competent with words as they are with firearms.
Verbal Judo provides trainees with the necessary skills to be successful we must be able to read people and situations as opportunities for progress, taking appropriate action for each event without letting our personal feelings sabotage the results we are looking for.
Verbal Judo teaches the skills necessary to remain centered and focused during any verbal circumstance. You will learn to redirect behavior, diffuse difficult situations, and generate voluntary compliance from people not on their best behavior. Although people may not always like what they have to do, they will understand the need to be cooperative.
Welcome to Verbal Judo, where work doesn’t have to be another four-letter word.
GOALS OF THE COURSE:
Enhance Personal Safety
Diffuse Potentially Dangerous Situations
Lessen Stress At Work And At Home