NCJ Number
124301
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: (June 1990) Pages: 34-37
Date Published
1990
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The Monadnock P-24 baton training course offers police officers more options for controlling violent persons than its predecessor, the straight baton, through the use of restraining techniques rather than impact techniques.
Abstract
In 1987 the New York City Police Department decided to train and issue its officers the Monadnock PR-24 baton, primarily because of the ability of trainees to retain many more instinctive techniques with the PR-24 than with the straight baton. The tactical soundness of the PR-24 is the result of field studies conducted by a number of police departments. The Monadnock Life Products, Inc., does not endorse the use of the PR-24 without certification by a Monadnock certified instructor. The 12-hour training course teaches a series of standardized techniques that have withstood countless street and court confrontations. In a recent survey by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, night sticks were listed as standard issued equipment for 75 percent of officers in the field. Fifty-four percent of those were PR-24 batons. Critics note the bulkiness of the PR-24 when worn on the belt and the extended length of the training program.