Why Verbal Skills Aren’t Enough: WRAP’s New Doctrine Aims to Give Officers a Lawful Next Step
California's SB 230 requires agencies to incorporate de-escalation and alternatives to force into their use-of-force policies, but no policy can guarantee that verbal techniques will resolve an encounter. Wrap Technologies has completed a doctrine combining communication, recognition of resistance, positioning and remote restraint into a framework intended to operationalize de-escalation. The curriculum is undergoing independent validation ahead of an application for California POST certification, with digital delivery through Wrap Tactics planned if certification is obtained. De-escalation has moved from a recommended practice to a formal part of law enforcement policy and training. California's Senate Bill 230 required every law enforcement agency in…