We properly transport all subjects in compliance with the motor vehicle safety restraints.Because these tactics create a substantial risk of death or serious bodily harm, officers who cause a subject's death or injury while performing them face potential criminal liability. Police Training Commission Defensive Tactics Manual ' 5.3.2 (2009). Our state's police academies have long instructed recruits on the dangers of 'positional asphyxiation,' a form of asphyxia that prevents suspects from breathing adequately, including by kneeling or otherwise placing weight on a subject's neck.

As per Attorney General Guidelines, New Jersey law enforcement officers are not permitted to perform chokeholds, carotid artery neck restraints, or similar tactics on any individual, except in the very limited situations when deadly force is necessary to address an imminent threat to life.Carotid restraint techniques or 'hog-tying' methods are not methods officers are trained or authorized to perform. Community Policing We keep our community safe with a philosophy and management style that partners with community members to address crime and its causes, and to support other community interests.It is a deep and long-term commitment to the overall health and safety of the community.

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