PHOENIX — Phoenix police officials further discussed policy changes and misconceptions surrounding the controversial “carotid control technique,” while demonstrating a more “compassionate” technique ...

Two officers stood on Fernando Rodriguez’s outstretched arms, handcuffs connecting his wrists. Another stood on the shackles binding the 24-year-old’s legs. A fourth officer kneeled on Rodriguez’s ...

The state's education commissioner has ordered Kentucky public school superintendents to immediately stop using a form of Aikido training to restrain students. The letter, sent Tuesday, came in ...

England and Wales banned the use of pain-inducing physical restraint last week in children’s prisons. Such techniques are to be “minimised and will only be used as a last resort where it is a ...

MALDEN — Public schools and specialized private schools in Massachusetts that educate children with behavioral or emotional issues will be required to follow new regulations when using restraint or ...