'Non-deadly force training' for hospital security officers

Some 950 law enforcement agencies worldwide and 27 hospitals, the majority located in New York and New Jersey, are providing their police and security staffs with non-deadly force training techniques to effectively defuse, control, or disarm an attacker and to help reduce liability for everyone involved. The system was developed by CDT Training Inc., Elmwood Park, NJ. According to Thomas J. Patire, a security management consultant and president/senior instructor of CDT Training Inc., "the CDT system was originally designed for personal protection agents like bodyguards and police departments. It was expanded to other sectors because of the overall problem that society faces--inconsistent or lack of realistic, proficient non-deadly force training that can reduce liability for actions taken. Hospitals, for example, face threats daily against various staff members and members of the medical staff due to their work in various areas and contacts with patients and other hospital visitors.