DESTRACTION BASED
TASER DEPLOYMENT

PRESENTED BY:
OFFICER MARIO A. CASAS
IRVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ORANGE COUNTY, CA

PAST DEPLOYMENT PROBLEMS

• DEPLOYMENT UNDER STRESS
– Crazy Horse Bar Fight

• MOBILE TARGETS

– Marriott Hotel Domestic
– Rock Bottom Stun Deployment

• TARGET ACQUISITONING
– Officer Positioning
– Distraction Based Process

DISTRACTION BASED
DEPLOYMENT

• Minimum Of 3 Officers
• Contact & Cover
• Tactical Movements
• Deployment Positioning

TACTICAL POSTIONING
• Officer Movement
• Firing Position
• Targeting
• Surprise Deployment

BODY LANGUAGE
• Reading The Suspect
• Behavioral Flags
• Officer Communication
• Effective Team Work

DISTRACTION BASED STUN
DEPLOYMENT
• MINIMUM OF 3 OFFICERS
• CLOSE QUARTERS CONTROL TACTICS
• EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK AND
• IMMEDIATE CUSTODIAL CONTROL

CONTROL TACTICS
• Controlling The Suspect
• Utilizing Effective Tactics
• Preparing For Stun Use

TEAM WORK
• Physical Control/Distraction
• Taser Officer Deploys

STUN DEPLOYMENT
• Target Acquisition
• Preparation For 2nd Stun
• Custodial Control

KEY TRAINING ISSUES

• Perishable Skill
• Regular Training Sessions
• Routine Debriefing Of Incidents And
• Immediate Correction Of Irregularities

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!

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