Verbalization In Policing
Verbalization occurs when police presence has no impact on deterring crime. It is a secondary form of policing that does not involve the use of physical force. Verbalization is generalized around police ‘warnings’: “stop” or “don’t move”. Verbal techniques are “short commands in attempts to gain compliance” (National Institute of Justice, 2015).
Empty-Hand Control is the least severe form of physical force. Empty-Hand Control involves the use of minor bodily force to attain control of a potentially dangerous situation. Either “hard” or “soft” techniques are used in conjunction with this form of physical force. Grabbing or holding an individual in order to restrain them are soft techniques. Hard techniques are more violent: kicking and/or punching
Empty-Hand Control is the least severe form of physical force. Empty-Hand Control involves the use of minor bodily force to attain control of a potentially dangerous situation. Either “hard” or “soft” techniques are used in conjunction with this form of physical force. Grabbing or holding an individual in order to restrain them are soft techniques. Hard techniques are more violent: kicking and/or punching