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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess the need to use empty hand techniques, hand restraints and/or baton
   • Evaluate situation and determine most appropriate equipment and control technique.
   • Evaluate risk factors and determine person’s intentions.
   • Assess capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
   • Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
2. Contain incident
   • Carry baton and hand restraints in a secure, protected and accessible position for safe deployment.
   • Select appropriate techniques to ensure protection of self and efficient completion of movement.
   • Apply appropriate techniques (empty hand, hand restraints, baton).
   • Assess sufficiency of response and need for support.
   • Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
   • Detain persons.
3. Evaluate response
   • Review, debrief and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.
   • Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.
   • Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.
4. Assess the need to use empty hand techniques, hand restraints and/or baton
   • Evaluate situation and determine most appropriate equipment and control technique.
   • Evaluate risk factors and determine person’s intentions.
   • Assess capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
   • Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
5. Contain incident
   • Carry baton and hand restraints in a secure, protected and accessible position for safe deployment.
   • Select appropriate techniques to ensure protection of self and efficient completion of movement.
   • Apply appropriate techniques (empty hand, hand restraints, baton).
   • Assess sufficiency of response and need for support.
   • Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
   • Detain persons.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

applying basic problem solving strategies

applying observation techniques

recording and reporting information

minimising threat to self and others by using appropriate force using force principles and defensive techniques

managing and selecting response options within specified legal and strategic requirements

assessing situations and readjusting or discontinuing the response as determined by unexpected changes in circumstances

handling of batons and hand restraints to ensure retention and continued control

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

legislative and/or legal provisions governing:

use of force (reactive, proactive)

misuse of force

duty of care under criminal, civil and international law

response options that are most effective for the objective, within specified legal and strategic limits

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