CSU officers can no longer use carotid hold on suspects
California State University police officers will no longer use the carotid control hold, according to a statement from the university Friday.
The carotid hold is form of stranglehold that cuts off blood supply to the brain.
The statement was signed by police chiefs from each of the university’s 23 campuses. It said that campus police departments would begin to use the recommendations of The President’s Task Force on 21stCentury Policing, which reported to former President Barack Obama in 2015.
The recommendations are designed to help law enforcement agencies build trust and collaboration, while reducing crime, according to the statement.
“We are determined to lead by example, joining a growing number of American cities that have committed – collectively and collaboratively – to address police use-of-force policies. To that end, and effective immediately, we are prohibiting the use of the carotid control hold by all CSU police officers. Additionally, no CSU police officer will receive or participate in trainings that teach the carotid control hold.”